Manos solidarias para multiplicar salud (I)

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:32:00 +0100entornointeligente (es)

Entornointeligente.com / Los médicos cubanos miran a los ojos de las personas, tocan su cuerpo, escuchan lo que tengan que decir, las tratan con dignidad. Esa frase que escuché decir hace tres años al entonces ministro de Salud de Brasil, Arthur Chioro, en la Convención Cuba-Salud 2015, cuando....

Manos solidarias para multiplicar salud (I)

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 03:31:00 +0100granma (es)

«Los médicos cubanos miran a los ojos de las personas, tocan su cuerpo, escuchan lo que tengan que decir, las tratan con dignidad…». Esa frase –que escuché decir hace tres años al entonces ministro de Salud de Brasil, Arthur Chioro, en la Convención Cuba-Salud 2015, cuando hablaba a los presentes....

Presidente Maduro expresa condolencias por víctimas del terremoto en Italia

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:59:00 +0100minci (es)

REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA RELACIONES EXTERIORES. COMUNICADO. El Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, en nombre del Gobierno y del pueblo venezolano, expresa sus más sentidas condolencias por las víctimas del terremoto....

Indonesia: National Consultant: Coordinator, Community Engagement (for Indonesian only)

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 08:55:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

How can you make a difference? Title: National Consultant: Co-Coordinator, Community Engagement Duty Station: Palu with travels to Lombok and JakartaType of Contract: Individual Consultancy (Special Service Agreement)Duration: November 2018 – May 2019 (6 months full time) In response to the....

Indonesia: Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response SitRep November 2018

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:55:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

CWS started water distributions on October 4th. Today, CWS is distributing 80,000 liters of clean water daily at 16 locations for 6,200+ people affected by the Central Sulawesi earthquake…… The earthquake and tsunami on September 28, 2018 - and the resulting land liquefaction and landslides - killed 2,077 people.

Making city livable: Public discourse a must

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:50:00 +0100thehimalayantimes (en)

Ranipokhari is one of the most exquisite water bodies representing the glorious past of the Valley’s physical culture which became the central component of the beautiful architectural ensemble with the later additions of Durbar School and Ghantaghar on opposite sides.

Our most complex quake: Kaikōura two years on

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:40:00 +0100nzherald (en)

Scientists are still gaining rich lessons from the Kaikōura Earthquake, two years after the 7.8 jolt shook the country with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs. GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Lang ridge said the event, which struck just after midnight on November 14, 2016, was....

Our most complex quake: Kaikōura two years on

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:26:00 +0100newstalkzb (en)

Scientists are still gaining rich lessons from the Kaikōura Earthquake, two years after the 7.8 jolt shook the country with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs. GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Lang ridge said the event, which struck just after midnight on November 14, 2016, was....

Grandson searches for family missing after fire 6:27 PM EST Nov 12, 2018

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:47:00 +0100usaToday (en)

In those three days, officials had received 120 missing-persons reports. Emergency hotlines hadn’t stopped ringing. “That’s in addition to over 500 calls from citizens asking us to go out and check various locations for loved ones or friends who they haven’t been able to make contact with,” he said.

Indonesia: Logistics Cluster: Indonesia, Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Situation Update - 12 November 2018

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:48:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Situation Report The death toll from the recent earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi now stands at 2,087, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Management Agency, BNPB. A further 211,000 people have been displaced. BNPB will continue to provide regular updates on the emergency response.

Indonesia: Logistics Cluster: Indonesia, Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Concept of Operations - 12 November 2018

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:44:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Background. Following the earthquake, tsunami, and resulting liquefaction and landslides in Central Sulawesi, 2,087 people are known to have died and a further 211,000 people have been displaced as of 6 November 2018,as per the latest report from BNPB.

Philippines: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (6 - 12 Nov 2018)

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:35:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

PHILIPPINES. On 29 October, Typhoon Yutu (locally named ‘Rosita’) made landfall in Isabela Province. As of 9 November, there were 11 confirmed dead and over 2,500 houses destroyed. Although this storm was not as strong as was initially feared, it affected many of the same communities which were....

Rodrigues: un tremblement de terre d’une magnitude de 5,1 ressenti

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:11:00 +0100lexpress-MU (fr)

Le phénomène sismique est survenu aux alentours de 20 heures précisément à une profondeur de 10 kilomètres en plein milieu de l’océan Indien, à 298 kilomètres à l’Est de Rodrigues. Le tremblement de terre était de magnitude 5,1 sur l’échelle de Richter. Aucun blessé n’est à déplorer.

Indonesia: ACT Alliance Appeal: Emergency Assistance to People Affected by the Earthquake and Tsunami in Central Sulawesi – IDN182

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:38:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

1. BACKGROUND. 1.1. Context. On 28 September 2018 at 17:02 WIB (Indonesian Western Time), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit Central Sulawesi, 27 kilometers northeast of Donggala with a shallow epicenter (10 km). It was immediately followed by a tsunami warning by BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency).

Air Controller Dies After Refusing to Leave Post

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:53:00 +0100newsweek-USA (en)

An air traffic controller in Indonesia is being hailed as a hero after he died ensuring that a plane carrying hundreds of people made it safely off the ground. More than 800 people have died and many are missing after a major earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a tsunami.

'A real issue' - Wellingtonians test walking home from city after an earthquake

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:26:00 +0100tvnz (en)

Around 125 locals in the Wellington region have spent their Saturday practicing leaving the capital on foot in preparation for a major earthquake. Civil Defence Wellington Region Emergency Management's Scott Dray told 1 NEWS getting out of the central city and getting resources into the city....

Bus to lose high-altitude status after highway fix

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:56:00 +0100taipeitimes (en)

One of the highest-altitude bus routes in the nation, Fengyuan Bus Transportation Co’s Bus No. 6506, is soon to be discontinued as the Central Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway No. 8) prepares to open to mid-sized buses for the first time since the 921 Earthquake closed parts of the highway in 1999.

Iglesia La Ermita, un icono religioso y arquitectónico de Cali

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 09:39:00 +0100notimex (es)

Por Edelmiro Franco. Corresponsal. Bogotá, 10 Nov (Notimex).- La iglesia católica la Ermita, una construcción que data del siglo XVII, es una joya arquitectónica en el corazón de Cali que está en restauración para atraer más turistas nacionales y extranjeros, que llegan diario a esta ciudad, la tercera más importante de Colombia.

Internacional Sismo de magnitud 5.2 sacude Chile; descartan alerta de tsunami

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 05:01:00 +0100diarioelmercurio (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 5.2 sacudió esta mañana la zona central de Chile, hasta el momento no se reportan daños ni víctimas mortales. Un sismo de magnitud 5,2 en la escala de Richter sacudió hoy la zona centro de Chile, cerca de las costeras ciudades de Coquimbo y de La Serena, sin que las autoridades....

Keeping sacred mud sturdy as the land quakes

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:56:00 +0100seattletimes (en)

In Kuño Tambo, perched at 13,000 feet in Peru’s Andes Mountains, the mud-brick walls of the Church of Santiago Apóstol, built by the Spanish in 1681, have weathered their fair share of earthquakes. But after more than three centuries of shaking, the church began the 21st century with eroding bricks,....

Un sismo de magnitud 5,2 sacude la costa central de Chile

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:16:00 +0100aguasdigital (es)

El hipocentro del sismo estuvo a 35 kilómetros de profundidad y según el Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada, no reunió las condiciones necesarias para generar un tsunami en las costas de Chile. EFE/Archivo (Foto: EFE. Santiago de Chile, 9 nov (EFE).

World: Latin America & the Caribbean - Monthly Humanitarian Snapshot - As of 1 November 2018

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:29:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Intense flooding throughout Central America has caused losses to livelihoods and lives; Flooding, a tropical cyclone and a tropical storm battered various areas of Mexico throughout October; Flooding in northeastern Colombia has affected more than 64,000 people; Strong earthquake in northern Haiti....

Iglesia La Ermita, un icono religioso y arquitectónico de Cali

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:23:00 +0100notimex (es)

Por Edelmiro Franco. Corresponsal. Bogotá, 9 Nov (Notimex).- La iglesia católica la Ermita, una construcción que data del siglo XVII, es una joya arquitectónica en el corazón de Cali que está en restauración para atraer más turistas nacionales y extranjeros, que llegan diario a esta ciudad, la tercera más importante de Colombia.