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Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

@vijdan.bsky.social

Data and Graphics Journalist at Reuters

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32 seconds to disaster: How a routine takeoff turned catastrophic What happened on Air India flight 171 in the final seconds before its crash in western India

We explain what happened on Air India flight 171 in the final seconds before its crash in western India

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14.07.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reuters’ coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar has recently been awarded the SOPA Award for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting.

I'm honoured to have been part of the team, contributing satellite imagery analysis and graphics for one of the three stories in the series.

08.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How India-Pakistan conflict pushed planes off course Data shows closure of airspace and military confrontations lead to rerouting of flights, swelling flight times

Data shows how the India-Pakistan conflict has disrupted air traffic. Airspace restrictions forced Indian and foreign airlines to go around Pakistan, adding anywhere from a few minutes to several hours to flights.

www.reuters.com/graphics/IND...

08.05.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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North vs South India: Controversial delimitation exercise explained Graphics illustrate the disproportionate growth in population across Indian states and why is it concerning for upcoming delimitation exercise.

Debates around the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats have started gaining momentum. In this piece, I use maps and charts to explain the core of the issue and how India arrived at this critical situation.

Link: reut.rs/3XLMdAH

14.03.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How over 150 bird strikes a day challenge aviation Birds striking an aircraft is common in aviation, serious incidents are rare yet often fatal.

Do you know birds collide with aircraft 150 times a day? Yet serious outcomes like South Korea's Jeju Air crash are rare but often fatal. In some cases it's been a miraculous escape for the passengers.

We have a story on bird strikes, with data and graphics: reut.rs/3PVwtHe

29.01.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map of flight paths around the Los Angeles fires. Flight paths are indicated by red lines, roads by gray lines, forested areas with muted green, and active fires with dark gray dots. The map is accented by hill shading.

Map of flight paths around the Los Angeles fires. Flight paths are indicated by red lines, roads by gray lines, forested areas with muted green, and active fires with dark gray dots. The map is accented by hill shading.

Annotated graphs of altitude and flight times for observation aircraft and tankers, showing coordination of the fleet.

Annotated graphs of altitude and flight times for observation aircraft and tankers, showing coordination of the fleet.

Hand-drawn illustration showing how helicopters and aircraft are used to dump water and flame retardant to help fight wildfires.

Hand-drawn illustration showing how helicopters and aircraft are used to dump water and flame retardant to help fight wildfires.

High-resolution color satellite image showing red flame retardant laid in front of an advancing fire with copious smoke.

High-resolution color satellite image showing red flame retardant laid in front of an advancing fire with copious smoke.

The graphics in this @reuters.com article on air tankers battling the fires in LA are astonishingly good.

www.reuters.com/graphics/CAL...

via @interactives.bsky.social

10.01.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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How California fights fires from the skies Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

As destructive wildfires spread in Los Angeles, we explain how a fleet of tactical planes, air tankers and helicopters work in sync to help contain the fire.

Link: reut.rs/4ahtpi6

11.01.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Amanda. Thanks to our graphics team for a quick huddle on this, helping get this out quickly.

31.12.2024 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The final moments before the Jeju Air crash in South Korea Maps and diagrams break down the final minutes of Jeju Air flight 2216 that ended in the deadliest air crash in South Korea.

Maps and diagrams break down the final moments of the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed πŸ›¬ in South Korea πŸ‡°πŸ‡·, ending up as the country’s deadliest air crash.

reuters.com/graphics/SOU...

31.12.2024 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're keeping our starter pack up to date, as more of the team comes over to bluesky. Follow the graphics reporters and editors behind our stories: go.bsky.app/CnSL5PB

09.12.2024 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The final moments before the Jeju Air crash in South Korea Maps and diagrams break down the final minutes of Jeju Air flight 2216 that ended in the deadliest air crash in South Korea.

Almost 180 people died when a Jeju Air flight crashed at Muan International Airport. Here's a graphic representation of what we know so far about the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil reut.rs/3DvIH6k

30.12.2024 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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The final moments before the Jeju Air crash in South Korea Maps and diagrams break down the final minutes of Jeju Air flight 2216 that ended in the deadliest air crash in South Korea.

We break down the final moments of the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed in South Korea. It crashed just five minutes after control tower cautioned the pilots of birds around the area.

reut.rs/3ZV0E64

30.12.2024 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the mpox virus spreads, mutates, and attacks humans Explaining the evolution of mpox, formerly monkeypox, and how it affects the body

Visual explainer on the human body’s battle with mpox, and how the virus spreads and mutates. In recent years, a new strain of the virus spread globally.

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22.11.2024 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chair of India's Adani Group indicted in United States The chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani, has been indicted in the U.S. over an alleged scheme to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and conceal the scheme from American investors, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani, has been indicted in the US over an alleged scheme to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and conceal the scheme from American investors, prosecutors said reut.rs/3Zf7HqX

20.11.2024 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

And at least this new country looks, feels and navigates like the one we come from, so at least we don't need to find where the grocery shops are and navigate new roads. We only enjoy better pavements, less potholes, friendly infrastructure and more inclusivity here.

20.11.2024 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

... and end up meeting, greeting and making friends with a whole lot of new people, and sometimes end up losing contact with your friends who didn't immigrate with you.

20.11.2024 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In my first Bluesky post, sharing my latest work, a data-driven graphics story looking at more than 500 hoax bomb threats that flights in India got this October, disrupting operations on at least 136 routes.

Full story: reut.rs/4emitA9

Produced with my excellent colleagues at Reuters Graphics!

20.11.2024 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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