Dozens die in quake near Iran nuclear plant

Published on 9 Apr 2013 : A powerful earthquake has struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station, killing at least 32 people and injuring 850 more as it devastated small villages, according to state media reports.

Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude quake totally destroyed one village, a Red Crescent official told the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), but the nearby Bushehr nuclear plant was undamaged, according to a local politician and the Russian company that built it.

Many houses in rural parts of the province are made of mud brick, which can easily crumble in a quake.

     

Horn of Africa crisis: Combating cholera in Somalia.

Uploaded by unicef on Aug 18, 2011 - As hundreds of thousands of families flee the famine in Somalia, UNICEF and partners mount urgent response to contain the spread of cholera and other water-bourne diseases.

Aid Agencies Face Conflict, Shortages in Mogadishu.

Uploaded by VOAvideo on Aug 16, 2011 - More than 300,000 Somalis are seeking refuge from drought and famine in the capital Mogadishu. But, because of security problems, many aid agencies have been unable to get help to these vulnerable people. VOA's Gabe Joselow reports from Mogadishu.

Millions displaced by devastating floods in Pakistan brace for winter without a home.

unicef | December 09, 2010 ::
VIDEO: 24 November 2010 - UNICEF correspondent Priyanka Pruthi reports on flood-displaced families struggling to survive winter in Pakistan.