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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1996
Page
4
Bangladesh endures three weeks of floods that killed 58 people, mostly children, and displaced nearly 2 million. Monsoon rains swelled the Brahmaputra and Ganges, damaging 250000 acres of rice, washing away 4500 cattle and thousands of fowl. Army and air force helicopters drop food to marooned residents as disease spreads.
Bonn based Welt am Sonntag reported that Nick Leeson, the Barings trader jailed in Singapore for the collapse of the bank, has more than 35 million dollars in bank accounts in Germany. Investigators from Britain and Interpol, with the Barings family, are said to be pursuing the funds in Berlin Frankfurt and Munich. Leeson denies concealing any money.
ETA warned newspapers minutes before three bombs exploded in Spain on Saturday. Fourteen people were injured when a bomb at Tarragona airport went off, including English tourists and a seriously hurt Spanish woman. Two subsequent blasts at luxury Barcelona hotels caused no injuries.
Jakarta police begin a trial giving oxygen tanks to traffic officers to reduce inhalation of polluted city air. Maj. Gen. Hutagalung said the measure is temporary and used only when needed, reported by The Jakarta Post.
Atlantic salvage teams from Canada, the US and Europe gather at Charlottetown to raise an oil laden barge sunk 26 years ago in the Gulf of St Lawrence. The operation could prevent pollution but risks a catastrophic spill and has drawn critics and rising costs totaling over 22 million dollars.
In Sri Lanka a major clash unfolds around Mullaittivu coastal base with both sides reporting high casualties. Rebels claim destruction of the base and 800 government soldiers killed since Thursday, while the defense ministry cites 211 soldiers and 425 rebels dead, amid disputed tolls.
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