高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年1月15日星期日

Cruise liner runs aground in Italy – in pictures


A luxury cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, has run aground off the coast of Tuscany, killing at least three people and forcing some 4,200 people on board to evacuate


A couple sit on the dock in front of the cruise ship
The ship off the Isola del Giglio
The Costa Concordia lies half-submerged in the sea
Rescuers in a boat next to the Costa Concordia
Passengers in Porto Santo Stefano
An aerial view shows the ship on its side
Families rescued from the ship

An ambulance arrives at Porto Santo Stefano
Rescue attempts continue overnight
French passengers are helped by the Red Cross in Marseille

Confirmed death toll rises to five with 15 people still missing after the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio