The World's Most Dangerous Roads Aug 21, 2008
Also on their list: The link between Egypt's scuba diving resorts along the Red Sea and the ancient southern city of Luxor. By any measure, the Luxor-Hurghada Road is a death trap. (Forbes -- Business)
Felix Downgraded To Category 1 Storm Sep 5, 2007
"There's no electricity because all the posts that hold up the cables have fallen down. "The metal roofs come off like shaving knives and are sent flying against the trees and homes," he said before the line cut off. Rogelio Flores, the head of protection civil for the affected area, said officials have received distress calls from three boats at sea with a total of 49 people on board. But there were no immediate reports of casualties. He said more than 12,000 people had been evacuated. But many... (WTKR.com, VA)
Category 5 Hurricane Felix Slams Ashore Sep 5, 2007
On Tuesday, in the final hours before Hurricane Felix was expected to hit, Grupo Taca Airlines frantically airlifted tourists from the Honduran island of Roatan, popular for its pristine reefs and diving resorts, while the U.S. Southern Command said in a statement that a Chinook helicopter evacuated 19 U.S. citizens, including tourists and members of U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo who were visiting the island. Another 1,000 people were removed from low-lying coastal areas and smaller islands. (Newsmax)
Central America braces for Felix Sep 4, 2007
Hundreds of tourists were flown to the Honduran mainland from beach and diving resorts on the Bay Islands, and police reported long lines at supermarkets and gas stations in coastal cities as residents stocked up on food, water and fuel. A storm surge of up to 18 feet was expected. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Felix sparks massive evacuation Sep 4, 2007
Some 1,000 people were evacuated from the Honduran island of Roatan, popular for its pristine reefs and diving resorts. Felix, the second hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic season, was for hours a top-ranked Category 5 storm like last month's Hurricane Dean, which killed 27 people in the Caribbean and Mexico. (Aljazeera.Net)
Powerful Felix makes landfall Sep 4, 2007
In the final hours before Felix was to make landfall, Grupo Taca Airlines frantically airlifted tourists from the Honduran island of Roatan, popular for its pristine reefs and diving resorts. About 1,000 people were taken off the island, including 19 Americans evacuated by a U.S. Chinook helicopters sent from the Soto Cano Air Base on mainland Honduras. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Thousands flee coast as Hurricane Felix approaches Sep 4, 2007
Hundreds of tourists flew to the Honduran mainland from beach and diving resorts on the Bay Islands. Emergency services sailed Miskito Indians out of vulnerable coastal areas in Honduras, and Nicaragua said it would evacuate thousands more on its side of the swampy border area, dotted with lagoons and crocodile-infested rivers. (FOX23 News, NY)
Central Americans, tourists fleeing Felix Sep 4, 2007
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift Monday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. Thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along the coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall. (AZCentral -- News)
Category 5 Felix Heads For Central America Sep 4, 2007
In the hours before Felix - which the National Hurricane Center said reached Category 5 - was to make landfall early Tuesday, Grupo Taca Airlines frantically airlifted tourists from the Honduran island of Roatan, popular for its pristine reefs and diving resorts. "It'll be the mudslides and flash flooding which will be the biggest problem there," says CBS News meteorologist George Cullen. (CBS News -- World)
Cholera outbreak kills 49 in east Sudan Aug 14, 2007
The little tourism Sudan has is mainly to its Red Sea diving resorts in the east or for Sudanese honeymooners to the picturesque Kassala town. He said governments were required to report contagious diseases such as cholera. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sipadan clubhouse given nod in 2003 Aug 16, 2006
He said maintaining the old structures used by the diving resorts on the island was damaging to the island as a study found that the toilets and even soap used for bathing was affecting the island s environment. He said that Sipadan was under the purview of the Semporna district office but came under the National Security Council in 1998. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Cabinet approved Sipadan clubhouse project in 2003, says Sabah assistant minister Aug 15, 2006
"The choice of materials used took into consideration durability and safety of the building, he said, adding that the project had been scrapped and any decision on a new environmentally friendly structure would be handled by the Chief Minister. Construction of the clubhouse became a controversy when an unauthorised barge scrapped off coral reef the size of two tennis courts on May 14. On July 26 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took to task Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Living Oceans Foundation leads Red Sea expedition Apr 22, 2006
Ecotourism including souvenir collecting and booming diving resorts; the Red Sea hosts more than 3,000 divers and snorkellers a day during peak diving season. Pollution particularly from oil spills and plastics associated with maritime transport; also from desalination plants. (EurekAlert!)
