Zamboanga Crisis Update: MNLF constricted to small area

Zamboanga crisis has been contained in a smaller area. Several MNLF rebels has been captured by the Philippine government troops.

The Zamboanga crisis in the southern part of the Philippines has been contained to a smaller area, according Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

Gun fight between government troops and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is ongoing but it is now limited in the area of Sta. Barbara, Sta. Catalina, and a part of Talon-Talon.

Roxas explained that the constriction of the crisis "indicate the extent of the operations, so it’s not just contained. Contained is to cordon and sort of not make it spread. From contained it evolved into ‘constrict,’ which is to reduce the operating space of the MNLF and now it is into ‘clear.’

As of posting, 35 MNLF rebels were captured due to the intensified military operations.

According to Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, they are still in pursuit of about 100 MNLF rebels in the area.

Roxas has assured Zamboanga residents, affected by the crisis, that there will be enough supply of rice.

World's shortest woman visits Empire State Building

World's shortest living woman
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The world's shortest living woman made a public appearance in one of the tallest structure in the US on Thursday, September 12, 2013.

Jyoti Amge visited New York City's Empire State building to promote the 2014 Guinness Book of World Records.

Standing at 2 feet and 0.6 inches in height and weighing 12 pounds, Amge went inside the building that is about 600 times taller than her.

The 19-year-old Amge, native of Nagpur, India, appeared insidethe 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building.

Amge's small size is caused by her medical condition called achondroplasia, that usually cause dwarfism. She also has brittle bones that may need to be taken cared of during her entire life.\

Pauline Musters from Ossendrecht, Netherlands still holds the Guinness world record as the smallest woman in the world to have ever lived. She was born in February 26, 1876 and Guinness listed her height at 1 foot and 11.2 inches.


World's shortest woman
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Lake Michigan Waterspouts Caught on Video Off Kenosha Coast (VIDEO)

Lake Michigan Waterspouts
Credit: Michael Madsen
Two waterspouts in Lake Michigan that was caught on video went viral over the internet. Several photos of the Lake Michigan waterspouts were also published on several social networking sites.

Officer Michael Madsen of the Kenosha Police Department personally witnessed and took photos of the two towering clouds on Thursday.

The waterspout, usually form over an ocean, sea or large lake, is reportedly weaker than land tornados. The phenomenon usually appear on the Great lakes during the fall.

Below is a video showing the Lake Michigan waterspouts formation.