Saturday, October 23, 2010

Blue-ear disease seen in 32 provinces

HA NOI – As many as 32 provinces nation-wide have reported the outbreak of blue-ear pig disease, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of Animal Health.

The disease is expected to spread beyond Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, largely due to the lack of local vigilance, said the department.

Over 300,000 infected pigs have been culled nation-wide this year, which is higher than in the 2008 outbreak.

Patrol boat collision kills police officer

THANH HOA – One policeman from central Thanh Hoa Province was reported missing after his patrol boat collided with another on Monday in a stretch of the Ma River in the province's Thieu Hoa District.

The incident happened when the Thieu Duong Commune's policeman Le Xuan Thuan was reportedly involved in a local raid to fight illegal sand exploitation in large rivers in the province.

Locomotive kills man asleep on tracks

DONG NAI — A HCM City-Ha Noi train on Monday killed a 30-year-old man while he was reportedly sleeping on the railway in Tan Hiep Ward, southern Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa District. The train driver admitted to the local police that he could not stop the train in time to avoid the accident.

On September 17, a 40-year-old man died in a similar incident in central Quang Ngai Province's Mo Duc District. — VNS

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