Whatsapp message on Ocean Pearl is false: Jayaram Banan
“Our hotel provides only Halal meat dishes”
Mangaluru, November 5: “A message is being circulated in Whatsapp since Monday evening that pork meat is being served in hotel Ocean Pearl in the city. But this is totally baseless and it is a conspiracy to tarnish the image of this prestigious hotel. It is fictitious”, said Ocean Pearl chairman Jayaram Banan, in a statement to Vartha Bharati.
Mr. Jayaram said that the people who have been spreading such a false message are trying to defame Ocean Pearl which is sought after hotel for all communities in the city. Ocean Pearl would take legal action against those who are spreading such fabricated messages.
As said in the message, “the Ocean Pearl is not supplying any food to British Airways and Jet Airways. The Ocean Pearl has no agreement with these two Airways. It has been supplying the food items only to Air India and it is pure vegetarian. Ocean Pearl is not preparing beef and pork food items in it's hotels. Ocean Pearl is procuring only Halal mutton and chicken ”, he clarified.
Ocean Pearl is a well-known name in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts by providing quality food and service to its customers for many years. In future also, the hotel is committed to provide the same kind of food and service. So, the people should not believe such fake and false news, he appealed.
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Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam & storm deaths rise to 21
Hanoi (AP): A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and at least 21 deaths, state media reported.
The busy steel bridge over the engorged Red River in Phu Tho province collapsed Monday morning, local officials told state media. Several motorbikes and cars fell into the river, the initial reports said, adding that three people fished out of the river in ongoing rescue operations had been taken to the hospital. No casualties have yet been reported.
Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades when it made landfall Saturday with winds up to 149 kph. It weakened to a tropical depression Sunday, but the country's meteorological agency has still warned the continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.
On Sunday, a landslide killed six people including an infant and injured nine others in Sa Pa town, a popular trekking base known for its terraced rice fields and mountains. Overall, state media reported 21 deaths and at least 299 people injured from the weekend.
Skies were overcast in the capital, Hanoi, with occasional rain Monday morning as workers cleared the uprooted trees, fallen billboards and toppled electricity poles. Heavy rain continued in northwestern Vietnam and forecasters said it could exceed 40 centimetres in places.
Initially, at least 3 million people were left without electricity in Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces, and it's unclear how much has been restored.
The two provinces are industrial hubs, housing many factories that export goods including EV maker VinFast and Apple suppliers Pegatrong and USI.
Factory workers told The Associated Press on Sunday that many industrial parks were inundated and the roofs of many factories had been blown away.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Haiphong city on Sunday and approved a package of USD 4.62 million to help the port city recover.
Yagi also damaged agricultural land, nearly 116,192 hectares where rice is mostly grown.
Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi caused at least 20 deaths in the Philippines last week and three deaths in China.
Storms like Typhoon Yagi were “getting stronger due to climate change, primarily because warmer ocean waters provide more energy to fuel the storms, leading to increased wind speeds and heavier rainfall,” said Benjamin Horton, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
#Yagityphoon: Phong Chau #bridge fell down during the Yagi typhoon in the north of Ha Noi, #Vietnam.
— Quyet Ho (@Ho1Quyet) September 9, 2024
Sập cầu Phong Châu, Phú Thọ sau bão Yagi ở Việt Nam! pic.twitter.com/KWNzk7GCkm
