Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
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Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
@vijdan.bsky.social
Data and Graphics Journalist at Reuters
We show how heavy rainfall from typhoon Ragasa led to a lake bursting in Taiwan. The lake started forming in July and grew in size before bursting. See full story for a 3d view of the area, satellite images from before and after disaster, and maps + charts tracing the typhoon.

Link: reut.rs/4nGbcRf
September 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Presenting some of the most astonishing, extraordinary stories of air crash survivals, and a look at data that shows there's no 'safe seat' when only a few survive.

Full story: reut.rs/3HLniIU

For @graphics.reuters.com
Exceptional plane crash survival stories show there’s no ‘safe seat’
A look at dozens of exceptional survival stories in civil aviation history shows survival often depends on a complex mix of factors.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We explain what happened on Air India flight 171 in the final seconds before its crash in western India

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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
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July 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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.

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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
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May 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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
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.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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
How over 150 bird strikes a day challenge aviation
Birds striking an aircraft is common in aviation, serious incidents are rare yet often fatal.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Reposted by Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
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
January 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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
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.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Maps and diagrams break down the final moments of the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed 🛬 in South Korea 🇰🇷, ending up as the country’s deadliest air crash.

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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.
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December 31, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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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
December 9, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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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
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.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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.

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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.
reut.rs
December 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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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How the mpox virus spreads, mutates, and attacks humans
Explaining the evolution of mpox, formerly monkeypox, and how it affects the body
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November 22, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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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
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.
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November 20, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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!
November 20, 2024 at 9:01 AM