Tsunami alert after New Caledonia quake

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:37:00 +0100clickittefaq (en)

A 7.5 magnitude quake has struck close to New Caledonia in the Pacific, with a tsunami alert issued for coasts within 1,000km (620 miles). Tsunami waves have now been observed, monitors reported. The quake struck at a depth of 10km at 04:18 GMT, with its epicentre 168km east-south-east of Tadine, a town on one of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands.

New Caledonia's quake-triggered tsunami alert lifted

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:49:00 +0100bbc (en)

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images. A tsunami warning in New Caledonia - triggered by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific - has now been lifted. There have been no reports of injuries or damage in the French overseas territory, officials say. Earlier, residents had been urged to go to shelters, following the 7.

Powerful earthquake in New Caledonia is followed by tsunami warning

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:38:00 +0100tvm (en)

A powerful earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter scale hit New Caledonia in the Pacific in the early hours of this morning. This was followed by a tsunami warning for the coast at a distance of 1000 kms. It is being reported that tsunami waves have been spotted. The earthquake hit at a depth of ten kms at around 4.

Tsunami alert after New Caledonia earthquake

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:43:00 +0100bbc (en)

A 7.5 magnitude quake has struck close to New Caledonia in the Pacific, with a tsunami alert issued for coasts within 1,000km (620 miles). Tsunami waves have now been observed, monitors reported. The quake struck at a depth of 10km at 04:18 GMT, with its epicentre 168km east-south-east of Tadine, a town on one of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.

Press releases

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:36:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 4 December 2018 The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million to respond to the urgent needs of those affected by the socio-economic crisis in Venezuela. This comes on top of €35 million in emergency relief and development assistance for people in the.

EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:36:00 +0100EC (en)

The overall objective of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is to strengthen cooperation between Participating States in the field of civil protection, with a view to improving prevention, preparedness and response to disasters. Through the Mechanism, the European Commission plays a key role in....

Progressing together: 50 years of partnership between the Government of Indonesia and the World Food Programme

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:45:00 +0100wfp (en)

Since 1998 alone, WFP has assisted 15 million people across Indonesia , through a mix of direct food assistance and cash-based transfers. This includes people impacted by the Indian Ocean Tsu-nami, when WFP was present on the ground assisting the government provide emergency relief to more than 3....

Eurofinsa construye unas plantas potabilizadoras en Indonesia, imprescindibles tras el terremoto

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:07:00 +0100elmundofinanciero (es)

El proyecto de Eurofinsa de centros logísticos para emergencias en Indonesia . El proyecto desarrollado por Eurofinsa y concluido en el verano de 2018, consistía en la construcción de tres centros logísticos de atención de emergencias, que cuentan con hasta 59 plantas potabilizadoras de agua móviles.

Indonesia: Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response Update 3rd December 2018

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 04:29:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

CWS received 3,000 collapsible jerry cans, 2,750 mosquito nets, 6,000 mats and 4,000 solar lamps from UNHCR to share with affected families…… The earthquake and tsunami on September 28, 2018 - and the resulting land liquefaction and landslides - killed 2,101 people . Palu was the worst-affected area: more than 1,700 people died there.

Press releases

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 04:13:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 29 November 2018 The European Commission has allocated an additional €500,000 to continue assisting the most vulnerable refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This additional funding brings EU humanitarian assistance in the Western Balkans to €31 million since the start of the refugee.

Indonesia: Cash-for-work is in full swing as UNDP helps restores quake-hit communities in Indonesia

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:22:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Jakarta, October, 30, 2018 – UNDP’s cash-for-work programme, involving quake survivors to clear the debris in tsunami and quake-hit areas of Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island, is now in full swing two months following the devastating natural disasters. UNDP is implementing the cash-for-work programme in....

Darwin woken by another earthquake

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:27:00 +0100news_com_au (en)

The tremors lasted for not more than a minute. The quake occurred in the Banda Sea at 2am and hit Darwin not long after. The quake was about 300km north of Darwin near islands of Indonesia . Darwinites took to social media this morning to discuss the earthquake.

Turkish FM condoles with Indonesia on diplomat’s demise

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:02:00 +0100yenisafak-en (en)

Turkish foreign minister on Monday expressed his condolences to his Indonesia n counterpart over an Indonesian diplomat who died in the Turkish capital, a diplomatic source said. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media said that Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu....

Central Sulawesi quake survivors work for UNDP cash aid

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:40:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

PREMIUM At least 300 earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sigi regency are cleaning up debris in disaster-hit areas in Central Sulawesi in a cash-for-work relief program sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). UNDP’s Indonesia country director, Christophe Bahuet, said the program....

Un séisme de magnitude 6.3 frappe les îles Tanimbar en Indonésie

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:45:00 +0100lecourrier (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6.3 s'est produit samedi 1 er décembre au large des îles Tanimbar, en Indonésie, selon les informations communiquées par l'USGS. L'épicentre du séisme a été localisé à 279 kilomètres à l'ouest de la ville de Saumlaki dans les îles Tanimbar, a fait savoir Sputnik.

Sismo de 6,5 grados de magnitud sacude islas de Indonesia

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 13:27:00 +0100vietnamplus-es (es)

Yakarta, (VNA)- Un terremoto de 6,5 grados de magnitud en la escala de Richter sacudió a la costa de las islas de Tanimbar en Indonesia , sin reportes de pérdidas materiales y humanas. Según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos, el movimiento telúrico ocurrió este sábado y su epicentro se ubicó a....

Earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 12:44:00 +0100vietnamplus-en (en)

Hanoi (VNA) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia 's Tanimbar islands on December 1, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was centered 279 kilometres west of Saumlaki in the Tanimbar islands. There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.

Millions gather for anti-government rally in Indonesia

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 12:43:00 +0100yenisafak-en (en)

More than 2 million Indonesia ns gathered in capital Jakarta on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the "212 movement" by holding a peaceful anti-government rally. The protesters read verses from the holy Quran and sang songs against incumbent President Joko Widodo.

Un séisme de magnitude 6.3 frappe les îles Tanimbar en Indonésie ​

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0100vietnamplus-fr (fr)

Hanoi (VNA) - Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6.3 s'est produit samedi au large des îles Tanimbar, en Indonésie, selon les informations communiquées par l'USGS. L'épicentre du séisme a été localisé à 279 kilomètres à l'ouest de la ville de Saumlaki dans les îles Tanimbar, a fait savoir Sputnik.

Bush's Note Handing Presidency to Clinton Goes Viral

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:34:00 +0100newsweek-USA (en)

A touching note George H.W. Bush once wrote to incoming President Bill Clinton resurfaced and went viral following Bush’s death on Friday. “Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you," Bush wrote for his successor while handing off the presidency in 1993.

No damage and no tsunami threat from offshore Indonesia quake

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:13:00 +0100straitstimesSG (en)

TANIMBAR ISLANDS (REUTERS) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia 's Tanimbar Islands on Saturday (Dec 1) caused no damage and created no threat of a tsunami, Indonesian authorities said. "The quake was felt faintly for around two to three seconds," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho,....

01 Disember 2018 - Gempa Bumi Kuat di Laut Banda pada 01 Disember 2018 jam 09.27 malam

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:01:00 +0100met-my (en)

JMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23A Ruj. Kami: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.15(67) SIARAN MEDIA Gempa Bumi Kuat di Laut Banda Gempa bumi kuat bermagnitud 6.6 pada skala Richter telah berlaku di Laut Banda pada pukul 9:27 malam, 1 Disember 2018. Pusat gempa bumi tersebut terletak 7.6° Selatan dan 128.8° Timur dengan kedalaman 137 km.

Hundreds of C. Sulawesi quake survivors work for UNDP cash aid

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:41:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

At least 300 earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sigi regency are cleaning up debris in disaster-hit areas in Central Sulawesi in a cash-for-work relief program sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). UNDP's Indonesia country director, Christophe Bahuet, said the program aimed to....

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:07:00 +0100thenews-pk (en)

JAKARTA: A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometres (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10:27 pm (0127 GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

Bush's Note Handing Presidency to Clinton Goes Viral

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 22:33:00 +0100newsweek (en)

A touching note George H.W. Bush once wrote to incoming President Bill Clinton resurfaced and went viral following Bush’s death on Friday. “Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you," Bush wrote for his successor while handing off the presidency in 1993.

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:52:00 +0100sundayobserver (en)

JAKARTA: A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometres (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10:27 pm (0127 GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

Terremoto en Indonesia sin causar daños ni tsunami

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:01:00 +0100trincheraonline (es)

(Reuters) – Un sismo de magnitud 6,5 que remeció el sábado la costa de las islas Tanimbar en Indonesia no causó daños ni generó amenaza de tsunami, informaron las autoridades del país. “El temblor se sintió ligeramente durante unos dos o tres segundos”, dijo Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, portavoz de la Agencia de Mitigación de Desastres de Indonesia.

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:59:00 +0100TheFrontierPost-en (en)

JAKARTA (AFP): A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday (Dec 1) night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometres (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10.27pm, at a depth of 140 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

Bill Clinton reveló la carta que le dejó George H.W. Bush en el Salón Oval y escribió un emotivo texto de despedida a su amigo

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 18:48:00 +0100infobae (es)

No hay palabras mías u otras que puedan revelar mejor el corazón de quién era él que las que él mismo escribió. Era un hombre honorable, amable y decente que creía en los Estados Unidos, nuestra Constitución, nuestras instituciones y nuestro futuro compartido . Y creyó en su deber de defenderlos y fortalecerlos, en la victoria y en la derrota.

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 18:22:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

JAKARTA - A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometers (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10:27 pm (0127 GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:56:00 +0100GulfDailyNews (en)

Jakarta: A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometres (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10.27pm (0127 GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

6.5-magnitude quake hits off E. Indonesia's Maluku, no casualties reported

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:54:00 +0100chinabroadcast (en)

. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted off the southern coast of east Indonesia 's Maluku Province on Saturday night, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency said. No casualties or damage have been reported so far, according to the agency. A 6.

Strong quake off Indonesia felt in Darwin

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:39:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

There is no tsunami threat to Australia from an Indonesia n earthquake that was felt near Darwin, according to the national tsunami warning centre. The Bureau of Meteorology says the magnitude 6.4 earthquake near the Banda Sea was reported as being felt near the NT capital when it struck just before 12.

6.5-magnitude quake hits off E. Indonesia's Maluku, no casualties reported

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:35:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted off the southern coast of east Indonesia 's Maluku Province on Saturday night, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency said. No casualties or damage have been reported so far, according to the agency.

Sismo de magnitud 6.5 sacude las islas Tanimbar en Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:25:00 +0100televisa (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 6.5 sacudió el sábado la costa de las en Indonesia no causó daños ni generó amenaza de tsunami, informaron las autoridades del país. “El temblor se sintió ligeramente durante unos dos o tres segundos”, dijo Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, portavoz de la Agencia de Mitigación de Desastres de Indonesia.

No damage and no tsunami threat from offshore Indonesia quake

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:13:00 +0100AsiaOne (en)

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia 's Tanimbar Islands on Saturday caused no damage and created no threat of a tsunami, Indonesian authorities said. "The quake was felt faintly for around two to three seconds," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency, said.

Deep 6.3-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:08:00 +0100guardian-ng (en)

A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit in the sea in southwest Indonesia, about 130 kilometres (80 miles northeast of the city Tiakur at 10:27 pm (0127 GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

Detectado un terremoto de 6,3 en aguas de Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 15:36:00 +0100teinteresa (es)

Un terremoto de 6,3 de intensidad ha sido detectado en aguas de Indonesia , al este de Timor Oriental. Por el momento no hay alerta de tsunami en la zona ni información de daños. El epicentro ha sido situado por el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos a 293 kilómetros al oeste-noroeste de Saumlaki, Indonesia, a 140,6 kilómetros de profundidad.

Earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 15:14:00 +0100yenisafak-en (en)

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia 's Tanimbar Islands on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was centered 279 kilometres (173 miles) west of Saumlaki in the Tanimbar Islands, the USGS said. There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.

Cómo encontró a su hijo desaparecido en el tsunami de Indonesia

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 12:44:00 +0100mdzol (es)

Jumadil, un niño 5 años, construía castillos de arena en la playa cuando se produjo el terremoto y tsunami que azotó la isla indonesia de Célebes el pasado mes de septiembre. Un familiar fue a buscarlo, pero en la playa solo encontró cadáveres. "Estaba segura de que las olas habían matado a mi hijo" , relata su madre, Susi Rahmatia.

Vladimir Putin

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 04:33:00 +0100semana (es)

MUNDO | 2018/11/30 12:34 Por primera vez en Suramérica, los países más poderosos del mundo tomaron asiento en Buenos Aires para discutir los problemas más urgentes. Mientras buscan sentar las bases para los consensos de los próximos 10 años, afuera las protestas contra el encuentro no cesan.

Aquí las impactantes fotos y videos del potente terremoto en Alaska

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0100elsoldemexico (es)

Este viernes un potente sismo de magnitud 7 sacudió a Anchorage, Alaska, por lo cual autoridades estadounidenses emitieron una alerta por tsunami, la cual posteriormente fue cancelada. Hasta el momento no se han reportado víctimas por el ocurrido a las 17H29 GMT a 13 kilómetros de Anchorage y a 41 kilómetros de profundidad.

In nature’s crosshairs: How Indonesia's disaster response teams struggle to go it alone

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:25:00 +0100scmp (en)

Retno Budiharto is on intimate terms with the dead. Since June, the veteran of Indonesia ’s search-and-rescue service has encountered bodies in buildings destroyed by earthquakes and among the sodden wreckage after a tsunami. And when his boat slipped through a muddy brown oil slick strewn with....

Tsunami en Indonesia: "Estaba segura de que las olas habían matado a mi hijo"

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:39:00 +0100bbc-spanish (es)

Jumadil, un niño 5 años, construía castillos de arena en la playa cuando se produjo el terremoto y tsunami que azotó la isla indonesia de Célebes el pasado mes de septiembre. Un familiar fue a buscarlo, pero en la playa solo encontró cadáveres "Estaba segura de que las olas habían matado a mi hijo", relata su madre, Susi Rahmatia.

Earthquake hits Buenos Aires as world leaders Donald Trump, Theresa May and Vladimir Putin arrive for G20 summit

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:34:00 +0100newsletter (en)

An earthquake has struck only a few miles away from where world leaders such as U.S. President Donald Trump, British P.M. Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin are gathering for the 2018 G20 summit. The quake measured 3.8 on the Richter Scale and struck only 33 kilometres south of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.

Video 2:41 "Estaba segura de que las olas lo habían matado": cómo una madre encontró a su hijo desaparecido en el tsunami de Indonesia

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:57:00 +0100bbc-es (es)

Jumadil, un niño 5 años, construía castillos de arena en la playa cuando se produjo el terremoto y tsunami que azotó la isla indonesia de Célebes el pasado mes de septiembre. Un familiar fue a buscarlo, pero en la playa solo encontró cadáveres "Estaba segura de que las olas habían matado a mi hijo", relata su madre, Susi Rahmatia.