31 Oct

Gaza Strip: Tunnel Case

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Where In The World

Find out the answer to yesterday’s GeoQuestion, “Which country is home to the world’s busiest shipping port?” below!

 

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Afghanistan
Blast in Green Zone
Officials reported that on Tuesday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least five people and wounding 20 others. This is the first attack targeting the Afghan capital’s high security area or “Green Zone” since the May 31 massive truck bomb that killed more than 150 people and left hundreds wounded. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the attack. This map shows the “Green Zone” in Kabul. Click on the map to expand. 

Further Reading: Reuters, BBC (1), Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Daily Mail
Graphic Source: BBC (2)
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Gaza Strip
Tunnel Case 
Reports are emerging that at least seven Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces detonated a tunnel that ran from Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, into the Israeli town of Kissufim. The tunnel collapse came just days before Hamas is expected to hand control of Gaza’s borders to the Palestinian Authority in a reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah (the party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas). Although Hamas has not claimed the tunnel as their own, they released a statement accusing Israel of trying to undermine the agreement.This map depicts Gaza tunnels found. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: CNN, LA Times, Reuters, Al Jazeera, BBC (1)
Graphic Source: BBC (2)
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Kenya
Re-election Winner
On Monday, Kenya announced the winner of their presidential election “do over” which occurred on October 26. According to the The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta won 98 percent of the votes. He was also the declared the winner from the initial August 8 election but due to challenges  from the opposition party, the results were nullified by the Kenyan Supreme Court. Opposition leader Mr. Raila Odinga has declared this repeat election a “sham” and is calling for another re-election. This map shows the results form the initial August 8 presidential elections where Kenyatta won.  Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: CNN, Washington Post, Reuters, NY Times, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera
Graphic Source: MciMaps

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q:  Which country is home to the world’s busiest shipping port?

A: Shanghai, China
The World Shipping Council has listed Shanghai, China as the world’s busiest shipping port, handling about  36.54 million TEUs in 2015. Singapore came in second with 30.92 TEUs. 
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