Mexico remembers 2017 quakes, issues stamp for rescue dogs

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:01:00 +0200expressindia (en)

Victims’ relatives hold aloft lit cellphones after pouring rain interrupted plans for a candlelight Catholic Mass at Alvaro Obregon 286, where 49 died when their office building collapsed in last year’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.

Mexico holds minute of silence, sounds alarm to remember 2017 quakes

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:32:00 +0200euronews-en (en)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans held a minute of silence on Wednesday and performed an emergency earthquake drill to mark the one-year anniversary of devastating quakes that struck the country in September 2017, killing more than 450 people. Mexicans stood silently in the street with their fists raised aloft just after 1:14 p.

Mexico remembers 2017 quakes, issues stamp for rescue dogs

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 03:12:00 +0200oann (en)

A woman thanks a rescue worker after a minute of silence at the Tlalpan housing project, affected by the September 2017 earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril. September 20, 2018. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans held a minute of silence on Wednesday to mark....

Mexico holds minute of silence, sounds alarm to remember 2017 quakes

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:59:00 +0200reuters (en)

Mexicans stood silently in the street with their fists raised aloft just after 1:14 p.m. local time (1814), the moment a quake struck the capital city and surrounding states on Sept. 19 last year. Quake rescue workers had used the gesture to request quiet as they listened for signs of life below the rubble of fallen buildings.

Mexico holds minute of silence, sounds alarm to remember 2017 quakes

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:40:00 +0200oann (en)

A woman thanks a rescue worker after a minute of silence at the Tlalpan housing project, affected by the September 2017 earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril. September 19, 2018. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans held a minute of silence on Wednesday and....

Earthquake Jolts Patra, Western Greece

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:55:00 +0200greekreporter (en)

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit 22 km (13.6 miles) southwest of Patra in western Greece early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage. Professor of Geology at the University of Athens, Efthimios Lekkas, said that the quake hit at a depth of 10 km.

Philippines: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 10 – 16 September 2018

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:54:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Regional Summary of Week 37 and Outlook for Week 38. 1) In Week 37, monsoon season still prevails with large concerns raised over Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) which passed through Philippines and affecting China and Viet Nam. 2) Dry weather continue to persist and became key factor of wild fire in several parts of Indonesia.