The World in Brief

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:46:00 +0100arkansasonline (en)

Turkish girl, 3, alive 4 days after quake. IZMIR, TURKEY -- Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a toddler out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. Wrapped in a thermal blanket, the girl was taken into an....

MetMalaysia proactively monitors earthquake, tsunami threats

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:34:00 +0100thesundaily (en)

KUALA LUMPUR: Taking the tsunami which affected several northern peninsular states on Dec 26, 2004 as a lesson learnt, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) will continue to proactively act and monitor earthquake activities as well as issue tsunami warnings in the country.

Mediterranean on RED ALERT with Erdogan threatening 'war' with Greece - terrifying warning

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:02:00 +0100express (en)

"Greece calls on Turkey to immediately withdraw the illegal NAVTEX and return to exploratory contacts, for the only pending issue between the two countries, the delimitation of maritime zones." In an op-ed for the Greek City Times, Michail Ignatiou, a US-based journalist and expert in Greek affairs,....

Hurricane Eta 'extremely dangerous' as it nears Central America

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:32:00 +0100upi (en)

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Hurricane Eta is inching closer to Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. Eta is the 28th named storm and 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane over the western Caribbean on Monday.

Hurricane Eta 'extremely dangerous' as it nears Central America

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:12:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Hurricane Eta is inching closer to Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. Eta is the 28th named storm and 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane over the western Caribbean on Monday.

Three-year-old Elif rescued alive after spending 65 hours under the rubble of the Izmir earthquake

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:05:00 +0100tv6 (en)

Rescue teams They have managed to save two minors this Monday -one of them a three-year-old girl- who had endured for more than two days under the remains of a collapsed building in Izmir in last Friday’s earthquake, which has caused at least 83 deaths and more than 900 injuries in the province.

Alerta amarilla en Nicaragua por tormenta tropical Eta

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:19:00 +0100elsiglo (es)

Las autoridades nicaragüenses decretaron este domingo estado de alerta amarilla o de vigilancia para la Región Autónoma del Caribe Norte y los departamentos de Jinotega y Nueva Segovia (norte) debido a la tormenta tropical Eta, que el lunes podría ser huracán antes de estar cerca de las costas de Nicaragua y Honduras.

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake in Zadar Felt Across Dalmatia

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:59:00 +0100total-croatia-news (en)

November 1, 2020 – Northern Dalmatia has been hit with a strong tremor today, the earthquake in Zadar was estimated to have measured 4.7 on the Richter scale. A strong earthquake has this afternoon shaken the residents of north Dalmatia. The earthquake in Zadar occurred at 2.15 pm on Sunday 1 November.

Banda Sea 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Darwin

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 08:30:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in Indonesia’s Banda Sea has rattled Darwin. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 185 kilometres about 1:15 p.m. local time, Geoscience Australia. More than 200 people in the Northern Territory over 500 kilometres away reported they felt the quake.

“Turkish Red Crescent and Emergency Management Authority have the capacity to meet all needs”

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:46:00 +0100publicnow (en)

Speaking at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority AFAD's coordination center in Izmir, President Erdoğan said that citizens will be provided with accommodation following the placement of containers in appropriate areas, and stated: 'Our preparations to this end are going on and we don't have any shortcomings in this matter.