UPDATES/NEWS

MOUNT EVEREST--STRUCK BY AVALANCHE

 

Aprl 18,2014 A group of about 50 people were hit by the avalanche at more than 20,000 feet.The avalanche took place just above base camp in the Khumbu Ice Fall.The avalanche leaves atleast 12 climbers dead.The rescue crews are searching for bodies in Mount Everest avalanche.This latest accident occurred during the spring climbing season, the busiest of the year.

Before Friday, the deadliest single-day toll was from an accident in May 1996, when eight climbers disappeared when a huge storm hit. 

MOUNT EVEREST ON CLEARING SPREE

Every year hundreds of people attempt to climb Mt.Everest,and leave behind a trail of trash.To stop this Nepal's Government has declared that climbers on Mt.Everest will have to bring back 8kg of garbage which is there as well as of their own.

 

 

RIO DE JANEIRO--STRUCK BY LIGHTING

Jan 18,2014The iconi statue of Christ,overlooking Rio De Janeiro was struck by lighting during a violent storm which lead to the destruction of right thumb.The middle finger of the right hand had also been
chipped/destructed by the storm a month before this one.
 It is te fifth biggest statue of Jesus ie 98 feet.

• In 2010 an artist did spray painting on Rio De Janeiro,which was cleaned up immediate.

GREAT WALL OF CHINA-GRAFFITI

The world famous Great Wall of China is being continuously damaged by tourists as they scratch their names on it.Now it's maintaining authority as come up with the plan of selecting a part of the wall for graffiti purpose,in order to keep other portions safe.The authority is also planning to build electronic graffiti boards in future.

MACHU PICCHU

Famous for its height that is 7,743 feets,is also kwons as "Lost City Of Human".

STONEHENGE

Stonehenge is one of the greatest unexplained mysteries of the ancient world .It is estimated to be more than 5000 years old. Excavations have revealed that Stonehenge was built in four stages. It was dug around 3100 BC for religious ceremonies. Then,more than 1000 years later,huge blue stones from mountains were
pulled-up 240 miles to the Stonehenge site. It was immpossible to do this before the invention of te wheel. In 2000 BC,more stones were transported. Finally,after a furthur 500 years,peopel felt the need to rearrange the stones into horseshoe and circle we see today.But it still remains a history whether it was a temple,a burial ground or an ancient calendar?????