Posts Tagged ‘ Earthquake ’

2010 Pakistan floods

August 11, 2010
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The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after record heavy monsoon rains. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was worst affected. At least 1,600 people were killed, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than fourteen million people were affected. Estimates from rescue-service-officials suggest the death-toll may reach 3,000 victims. According to a recent...
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Ten deadliest natural disasters

August 2, 2010
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A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster, and their resilience. This understanding is concentrated...
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Chile – Earthquake 2010

February 27, 2010
Chile – Earthquake 2010

The 2010 Chile earthquake happened off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile, on February 27, 2010, with a magnitude of what was originally reported to be between 8.3 and 8.5 magnitude, and has since been upgraded to a possible 8.8 magnitude. It was the strongest earthquake affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5...
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Highway Collapsed : 2010 Chile Earthquake

February 27, 2010
Highway Collapsed  : 2010 Chile Earthquake

Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt Saturday Feb. 27, 1010 after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. The quake hit 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of the capital and the epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from...
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Death Toll Rises to 17 in Italy Train Derailment

July 2, 2009
Death Toll Rises to 17 in Italy Train Derailment

More than a day after a freight train derailed and exploded on the Italian coast, officials raised the death toll to 17, including two small children and an unidentified man who subsequently died of severe burns, news agencies reported. The 14-car train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed in Viareggio around midnight on Monday, engulfing...
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Major quake off Honduras kills one, damages homes

May 28, 2009

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Honduras in the early hours of Thursday, killing a teenage boy as it knocked down homes and briefly sparking a tsunami alert for Central America’s Caribbean coast. The quake struck off Honduras’ northeast coast near the scuba-diving resort island of Roatan and damaged buildings across the north of...
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16 missing after PNG landslide

May 27, 2009

PORT MORESEBY – Three bodies have been recovered and 16 people are missing, feared dead, after a massive landslide wiped out a remote Papua New Guinea village. Villagers had to walk three hours to alert authorities in Morobe Province, on PNG’s northwest coast, after days of continual heavy rains caused the landslide early on...
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Italy Quake – Video

April 7, 2009

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck L’Aquila, Italy before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless. (April 6)
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Italian earthquake: deathtoll reaches 228 as aftershock slows rescue

April 7, 2009
Italian earthquake: deathtoll reaches 228 as aftershock slows rescue

The death toll from the Abruzzo earthquake reached 228 last night as a series of strong aftershocks continued to rattle through the region. A tremor of 5.6 magnitude spread more panic yesterday evening in L’Aquila, a city once home to about 70,000 people, where the impact was felt the strongest. At least one person...
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Over 150 dead, 1,500 injured in Italy quake

April 6, 2009
Over 150 dead, 1,500 injured in Italy quake

A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 150 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were injured. Premier Silvio Berlusconi, speaking by telephone with one of the TV networks of...
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