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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Fw: Miracle Escape For 163 People As Plane Splits Into Two In Guyana....


--- On Sun, 7/31/11, Jayac <jayac@unknown.com> wrote:

From: Jayac <jayac@unknown.com>

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011, 9:27 AM
 


'It's an absolute miracle': Lucky escape for 163 on board plane that crashed and snapped in two in Guyana 

  • Jet 'overshot' runway in wet weather and barely missed a 200-foot ravine
  • Passengers' applause on touchdown 'turned to screams' as the plane broke in two
  • Rescuers struggle to reach passengers in dark with no emergency lighting
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 6:58 AM on 31st July 2011

A jet carrying 163 people broke in half as it crash-landed in the South American country of Guyana.
Incredibly, nobody was killed and only a few passengers were injured after the Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800 from New York overshot the runway at Georgetown's Cheddi Jagan airport in wet weather.
It slid through a chain-link fence and barely missed a 200-foot ravine. Had it fallen into the ravine it would have almost certainly killed crew and passengers.

Lucky escape: Miraculously no-one on board the Caribbean Airlines jet was killed when it crashed in Guyana
Lucky escape: Miraculously no-one on board the Caribbean Airlines jet was killed when it crashed in Guyana

The crash happened just after midnight local time as it arrived from the Caribbean island of Trinidad, where it had made a stop before continuing its flight to Georgetown.
'It's an absolute miracle what happened here in Georgetown,' said Caribbean Airlines chairman George Nicholas, as he visited the crash site.
'Everything started caving in and the girl next to me just sat there motionless in shock,' said passenger Betsy Myndyllo, who escaped with the help of her nephews and left the crash on foot, in the dark, arriving at the terminal 20 minutes later.
'I saw death flash before me,' said Guyanese-born Maxine Eversley, whose husband and niece were injured as they jumped to safety after the crash.
Eversley was one of the 96 U.S. passport holders on the plane, most of them believed to be Guyanese-born.
One woman said simply 'it was terror', while another described how the passengers' applause at the safe landing 'turned to screams' when they released the plane had broken in half.

Terror: Passengers struggled to find their way out of the broken fuselage of the Boeing 737-800 in the dark
Terror: Passengers struggled to find their way out of the broken fuselage of the Boeing 737-800 in the dark

Horror crash: Rescue workers at the scene this morning after the Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800 broke in half when it overshot the runway in Guyana
Horror crash: Rescue workers at the scene this morning after the Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800 broke in half when it overshot the runway in Guyana

A passenger managed to push open an emergency exit and most managed to clamber out by themselves, but rescuers struggled to free people in the dark as there was no emergency lighting.
Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo said: 'We are very, very thankful and grateful that there are no deaths.'
'I realised that everything was on top of me, people and bags. I was the second to last person to get off that plane in the dark'
Caribbean Airlines said it did not know the cause of the accident, which happened during good visibility and light rain.
Investigators from the U.S. and Guyana were sent to retrieve the black box.
The country's health minister, Leslie Ramsammy, told French news agency Agence France Presse that one passenger suffered a broken leg while several others walked away with minor bruises.
All of them were taken to a hospital in Georgetown. Flight BW 523 was carrying 157 passengers and six crew, the airline said in a statement.

Smashed: The impact was so great that the plane's fuselage broke in half entirely
Smashed: The impact was so great that the plane's fuselage broke in half entirely

Around 100 required medical attention, and four were hospitalised with serious injuries.
Geeta Ramsingh, 41, from Philadelphia, was one of the injured passengers. She was returning home to her native country for only the second time in 30 years.
She said that passengers had just started to applaud the jet's touchdown when it 'turned to screams'.
She escaped the craft by hopping on to the wing and and then on to the dirt track outside the runway fence.
She said: 'I am upset that no one came to rescue us in the dark, but a taxi driver appeared from nowhere and charged me $20 to take me to the terminal.
'I had to pay, but in times of emergencies, you don't charge people for a ride.'
'Terrifying': The  plane crash landed in the dark before splitting in two - just short of a 200-foot ravine
'Terrifying': The plane crash landed in the dark before splitting in two - just short of a 200-foot ravine

Recovery: Emergency workers at the scene of the crash as the sun came up this morning
Recovery: Emergency workers at the scene of the crash as the sun came up this morning

Adis Cambridge, 42, of Guyana, said she felt the thump of a hard landing but did not think much of it until seconds later.
She added: 'I realised that everything was on top of me, people and bags. I was the second to last person to get off that plane in the dark.
'I hit my head on the roof. It was so scary.'
Another passenger, an unnamed woman, told Guyana's Kaieteur News service: 'It was terror. I was praying to Jesus.'
She also said her husband opened an emergency door, allowing passengers to escape the craft.
The airport was closed, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and delaying dozens of flights.
Incredible escape: The plane crashed when it overshot the runway at Cheddi Jagan airport in Georgetown, Guyana
Incredible escape: The plane crashed when it overshot the runway at Cheddi Jagan airport in Georgetown, Guyana. All those on board survived, and only four people were injured

At first, the authorities struggled to reach passengers due to a lack of lighting and emergency equipment.
Devant Maharaj, transportation minister in Trinidad where Caribbean Airlines is based, said the company is sending a team to Guyana to help investigate the crash. 
President Jagdeo has also asked for assistance from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
The crash is the worst in recent history in Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America.
It is one of only a few serious incidents involving the Trinidad-based airline, which is the single largest carrier in the region, operating at least five daily flights.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020504/Caribbean-Airlines-crash-Guyana-163-escape-plane-snapped-2.html
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Fw: Adorable odd couple...


--- On Sun, 7/31/11, Jayac <jayac@unknown.com> wrote:

From: Jayac <jayac@unknown.com>
Adorable odd couple...
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011, 9:14 AM
 

Adorable odd couple: 

Chimp's maternal instincts awakened as she feeds milk to a baby tiger


By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 2:41 PM on 30th July 2011

They are humans' closest relative, sharing a similar genetic make-up and displaying behaviour not unlike our own. 

Now this little chimpanzee is showing off a motherly instinct to rival even the most maternal of mankind.
These adorable images reveal the close bond that has formed between a two-year-old chimpanzee called Do Do and a two-month-old tiger cub called Aorn.
Scroll down to see a video of the chimp and tiger cub playing together

Maternal instinct: A two-year-old chimpanzee called Do Do feeds milk to Aorn, a two-month-old tiger cub

Maternal instinct: A two-year-old chimpanzee called Do Do feeds milk to Aorn, a two-month-old tiger cub
Completely at ease in each other's company, the ape's motherly instincts take over as she attentively bottle feeds the baby tiger.
Aorn gratefully laps up the milk as Do Do tenderly holds the tiger in her arms.
At one point, Do Do puts the bottle in her own mouth - almost mimicking the actions of a human mother checking to see if the milk is suitable for her offspring to consume.
For some unexplained reason Do Do is wearing a pair of denim shorts - perhaps to protect her thighs from Aorn's claws.
They were photographed at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

Bonding: The animals both live at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo on the outskirts of Bangkok

Bonding: The animals both live at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo on the outskirts of Bangkok

For some unexplained reason Do Do is wearing a pair of denim shorts - perhaps to protect her thighs from Aorn's claws

For some unexplained reason Do Do is wearing a pair of denim shorts - perhaps to protect her thighs from Aorn's claws

The crocodile farm, used as a tourist attraction, houses some 80,000 crocodiles and is the largest in Thailand.
Its owners claim to hold the largest captive crocodile, measuring an astonishing six metres long and weighing 2,465lbs.
Regular crocodile shows are staged during which zookeepers place their heads inside the reptiles' mouths.
However, the farm doesn't just contain crocodiles. 
As you'd expect from these pictures, monkeys and tigers also live there, alongside elephants, lions, horses and hippopotamuses.

Heat test: Do Do drinks some of the milk, perhaps to make sure the temperature is okay for the tiger cub

Heat test: Do Do drinks some of the milk, perhaps to make sure the temperature is okay for the tiger cub

Aorn gratefully laps up the milk as Do Do tenderly holds the tiger in her arms

Aorn gratefully laps up the milk as Do Do tenderly holds the tiger in her arms

 
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