Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea Earthquake: Situation Report, 20 March 2018

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:19:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

544000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. 270000 NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. 18200+ DISPLACED. 4 PROVINCES AFFECTED. HIGHLIGHTS A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (PNG) on 26 February 2018. Hela and Southern Highlands are the worstaffected provinces. Western and Enga Provinces have also been impacted.

High Speed Rail service suspended for 88 mins afte...

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:37:00 +0100focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Corporation suspended service for 88 minutes, according to THSR, following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that shook southern Taiwan Tuesday. THSR explained that the suspension of service was undertaken after a reading of 207 Gals, a unit used to measure the acceleration of earthquakes.

U.S. plaintiffs involved in Fukushima disaster relief seek $1 billion in damages over nuclear meltdowns

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:40:00 +0100japantimes (en)

. Kyodo. About 200 U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and a U.S. firm, seeking at least $1 billion (about ¥106 billion) to cover medical expenses related to radiation exposure suffered during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the utility has said.

Limitation periods for quake near amid 'bloody mess'

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:51:00 +0100rnzi (en)

IAG told Checkpoint with John Campbell it will be enforcing a 30 June deadline on filing court proceedings against it in response to disputed insurance claims arising from the earthquake. Southern Response has a 4 September deadline. The deadlines are made under the Limitation Act, which restricts....

Australian Air Force still distributing aid in PNG quake zone

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:48:00 +0100rnzi (en)

This is despite some PNG media reports that aircraft made available by Australia in the immediate emergency response phase were completing their tasks by yesterday. Three weeks after a devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Hela province, some areas are still to get relief.

200 U.S. residents seek $1 bil in damages over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:11:00 +0100japantoday (en)

Some 200 U.S. residents filed a suit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (TEPCO) and a U.S. firm seeking at least $1 billion to cover medical expenses related to radiation exposure suffered during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the utility said Monday. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday with U.

EEUU estudia los modelos de gestión de emergencias de la Acague

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:34:00 +0100infodefensa (es)

Encuentro en Santiago de Chile EEUU estudia los modelos de gestión de emergencias de la Acague Asistentes al encuentro. El comandante del Ejército del Sur de Estados Unidos , mayor general Mark R. Stammer, se reunió con militares chilenos para conocer las capacidades nacionales usadas en manejo de emergencias.

Earthquake hits southern Iran

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:17:00 +0100trendnews-az (en)

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 19‎ By Gazenfer Hamidov – Trend:‎ An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook Iran’s south province of Bushehr on March 19. The tremors occurred at 8:00 local time (UTC ‎+4:30), according to a report from the seismography center affiliated with Tehran University....

Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea in bid to quake-proof buildings sitting on the Ring of Fire

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:48:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

By Catherine Graue. Sitting at the collision point of several tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is ranked the 10th most disaster-prone country in the world and is regularly rattled by earthquakes. But as the developing nation undergoes a rapid period of urbanisation, there are fears buildings are....

Picture of the day

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:08:00 +0100omanobserver-om (en)

STOCK TAKING: Forest officials on an elephant look at a one-horned rhino as they conduct a census of the endangered Cattlemen and women, known as drovers and most of them transplant recipients, ride on horseback on Bondi Beach in Sydney. GIANT LEAP: A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps....

6 months after Mexico quake some still camp outside homes

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:04:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

In this Jan. 11, 2018 photo, a man carries a bookshelf down a staircase with gaps that have been covered with boards, as a handful of residents accompanied by movers brave a 15-story condemned building to recover personal possessions and furniture, in the Doctores neighborhood of Mexico City.

6 months after Mexico quake some still camp outside homes

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:01:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this Jan. 11, 2018 photo, a man carries a bookshelf down a staircase with gaps that have been covered with boards, as a handful of residents accompanied by movers brave a 15-story condemned building to recover personal possessions and furniture, in the Doctores neighborhood of Mexico City.

6 months after Mexico quake some still camp outside homes

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:47:00 +0100wacotrib (en)

In this Jan. 11, 2018 photo, a man carries a bookshelf down a staircase with gaps that have been covered with boards, as a handful of residents accompanied by movers brave a 15-story condemned building to recover personal possessions and furniture, in the Doctores neighborhood of Mexico City.

IOM, govt and partners to assess impact of disaster in PNG

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:19:00 +0100pina (en)

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) teams are now working with the Papua New Guinea Government and partners to assess the full impact of the disaster in the five affected provinces. And they are working together with the PNG Government to deliver essential lifesaving aid to survivors,....

Dialects at risk of extinction in Tohoku’s disaster zones

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:11:00 +0100japantimes (en)

MORIOKA, IWATE PREF. – In the wake of the March 2011 disasters, encouraging phrases rendered in various dialects gave residents of tsunami-devastated Tohoku a much-needed psychological lift, but those same dialects are battling to survive amid the exodus of young people from the region.

Picture of the day

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 06:29:00 +0100omanobserver-om (en)

Cattlemen and women, known as drovers and most of them transplant recipients, ride on horseback on Bondi Beach in Sydney. GIANT LEAP: A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps out of the Pacific Ocean’s waters in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, SEEKING BLESSINGS: A cyclist prays on a street in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.

Papua New Guinea in bid to quake-proof buildings sitting on the Ring of Fire

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:06:00 +0100radioaustralianews (en)

Sitting at the collision point of several tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is ranked the 10th most disaster-prone country in the world and is regularly rattled by earthquakes. But as the developing nation undergoes a rapid period of urbanisation, there are fears buildings are not being constructed....

Papua New Guinea in bid to quake-proof buildings sitting on the Ring of Fire

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:46:00 +0100radioaustralia (en)

Sitting at the collision point of several tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is ranked the 10th most disaster-prone country in the world and is regularly rattled by earthquakes. But as the developing nation undergoes a rapid period of urbanisation, there are fears buildings are not being constructed....

How Australia is helping quake-proof houses on the Pacific's Ring of Fire

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:40:00 +0100abc-au (en)

Sitting at the collision point of several tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is ranked the 10th most disaster-prone country in the world and is regularly rattled by earthquakes. But as the developing nation undergoes a rapid period of urbanisation, there are fears buildings are not being constructed....

Frequent Earth Tremors Terrify Kunene Residents

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:43:00 +0100allafrica (en)

Kamanjab/Anker Thousands of residents of the southern part of Kunene Region are living in fear of frequent earth tremors with the latest tremor recorded on Wednesday at around 10h35 measuring 4.0, further frightening an already jittery community. The latest earthquake that left even grown-up men....

Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea: Highlands Earthquake Situation Report No. 3 (as of 17 March 2018)

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:24:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Background - According to initial estimates, over 544,000 people are affected across the five most affected provinces. Over 270,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance. - Priority needs remain food, water, shelter, and health. - An estimated 143,127 people have been rendered food insecure due to landslides destroying food gardens.

OPINIÓN: ¿Dónde estamos parados a seis meses del sismo del 19-S?

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:45:00 +0100cnnexpansion (es)

Nota del editor: Roberto Vargas Arreola es psicoanalista, docente y editor de psic.mx . Lo puedes seguir en Twitter como @robertovarar . Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivas de su autor. (Expansión) — A seis meses del sismo que sacudió la zona centro y sur de México, aún....

¿Dónde estamos parados a seis meses del sismo del 19-S?

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:05:00 +0100cnnMexico (es)

Nota del editor: Roberto Vargas Arreola es psicoanalista, docente y editor de psic.mx . Lo puedes seguir en Twitter como @robertovarar . Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivas de su autor. (Expansión) — A seis meses del sismo que sacudió la zona centro y sur de México, aún....

After 3/11 ‘reconstruction period’

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:44:00 +0100japantimes (en)

The government set a 10-year period of intensive efforts for reconstruction from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. In three years, the Reconstruction Agency, launched in 2012 to take charge of rebuilding the areas devastated by the disasters, is set to be abolished.

Nacional Estudio analizó cómo el terremoto de 27/F afectó a bebés en gestación Los recién nacidos presentaron diferencias en talla, circunferencia de la cabeza y edad gestacional al nacer.

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:05:00 +0100chilevision (es)

El terremoto del 27 de febrero de 2010, que afectó a la zona centro y sur de Chile, tuvo un impacto en los bebés que estaban en gestación, según indicó un estudio realizado por la Universidad de Los Andes. El análisis fue realizado a 15 mil mujeres que tuvieron un parto vaginal entre 2009 y 2010, y....

Los EE. UU. y la ONU respaldan los esfuerzos para evaluar el impacto del terremoto en Papúa Nueva Guinea y para proveer ayuda a los sobrevivientes

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 18:41:00 +0100iom-es (es)

Port Moresby – Casi tres semanas después de que el terremoto de 7.5 grados golpeara a las remotas provincias de Hela y de Southern Highlands (Altas Tierras del Sur) en Papúa Nueva Guinea, los equipos de la OIM están trabajando con el gobierno y socios para evaluar el impacto total del desastre y....

Papua New Guinea: US, UN Back Efforts to Assess Impact of Papua New Guinea Earthquake, Deliver Aid to Survivors

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:24:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Port Moresby – Almost three weeks after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea’s remote provinces of Hela and Southern Highlands, IOM teams are working with the government and partners to assess the full impact of the disaster and deliver essential lifesaving aid to survivors,....

US, UN Back Efforts to Assess Impact of Papua New Guinea Earthquake, Deliver Aid to Survivors

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:16:00 +0100iom (en)

Port Moresby – Almost three weeks after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea’s remote provinces of Hela and Southern Highlands, IOM teams are working with the government and partners to assess the full impact of the disaster and deliver essential lifesaving aid to survivors,....

PNG earthquake: death toll rises to 145 as disease threat grows

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:33:00 +0100pina (en)

The official death toll following Papua New Guinea’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake has risen to 145 but still has further to climb, officials have said. Almost three weeks after the earthquake struck the provinces of Hela and Southern Highlands, some places remain cut off and an estimated 35,000 people....

Flooding a risk in PNG earthquake affected areas

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:33:00 +0100pina (en)

Dammed-up rivers in Papua New Guinea earthquake-affected areas pose a big danger to people living downstream if they burst, according to the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). The MAF and its associated ministry, the Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, have been heavily involved in the....

Southern Response approached disgruntled claimant Cam Preston's employer with unproven allegations

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:10:00 +0100Stuff (en)

A Christchurch accountant says he lost work after the chief executive of Southern Response approached his employer alleging he misused confidential Crown information. The 2013 allegations, which sparked an internal Housing New Zealand (HNZ) inquiry into then-employee Cam Preston's actions, were....

AB 2681(Nazarian) Legislation To Be Presented At BizFed Seismic Resiliency Seminar March 19

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:26:00 +0100finanzen-ch (en)

(The Los Angeles County Business Federation) has teamed up with Optimum Seismic Inc. to educate local government officials about the issues facing their cities in case of catastrophic destruction from an earthquake. This seminar will feature public officials and building experts identifying the....