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There's a high wind in the Bahamas, and it's heading for the East Coast. The numbers are so large as to be almost beyond comprehension, and only comparison will do ? a storm the size of Texas, blowing winds faster than a speeding bullet train. The hurricane called Floyd is nearing what meteorologists call Class Five status, which means it would have sustained winds of over 156 miles per hour, with gusts even higher than that. Andrew, which killed 26 and caused $25 billion in damage in 1992, may be remembered as the little one ? it was only...
...streets of Dili, which is set to become Asia's newest capital city, days passed last week with a terrifying regularity. Mornings dawned in a foreboding calm. With the heat of midday, rumors flew--of thugs gathering, forming roadblocks, seeking those who support independence for the half-island of East Timor. By late afternoon shots were heard. At nightfall, streets were empty; most citizens stayed close to home...
Fear paralyzed much of East Timor during the week after its citizens voted to secede from Indonesia--a 99% turnout of those eligible. With nearly 80% casting ballots in favor of independence on Monday, the East Timorese could at last envision an end to the torturous era in which, since 1975, they have been an unwilling part of Indonesia. But as they waited for the votes to be counted, pro-Jakarta militias violently assumed control of much of the western part of the territory. At least four local United Nations employees were murdered, and six more may have died. Scores...
...Many East Timorese are looking to the outside world for help. But Western governments have yet to reach a consensus on deploying force. If the U.N. decides to send in armed peacekeepers, they are not likely to arrive until later this fall. That leaves the job of restraining the militias in the hands of Indonesian forces. They have shown little inclination to stop the killing. "I don't think it would be difficult for the police to disarm the militias, but their hearts aren't in it," says a Western official. "[The militias] were brought in by the military...
...International Rescue Committee is working with Sierra Leone's victims. It is accepting contributions at 122 East 42nd Street, New York...