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A special commission has once more examined the town's housing stock and....2007-08-08T08:39+0200tass-enentass-en-e90e8266f1e5651242fab415e88d47d3NaturalDisastersEcho20070808083900http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1051521639&z=900238539hundred feet underground so far searchers have been able to contact ... its core the tunnel collapsed ... trapping the Giro ... moment of birth was so violent that first report say it was an earthquake ... Russia is denying reports that stopped a bomb on Georgia ...2007-08-07T13:25+0200EC_bcastenEC_bcast-146b93ddb06fc4ccafb6fb6dbd8cea13NaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimal20070807132500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070807/tass-en-ff6619d6da95d7ef9b87f45ee7f614dc.html7/8 Tass 40 KHABAROVSK, August 7 (Itar-Tass) - It has been decided to build in the earthquake-stricken town of Nevelsk in the Sakhalin region of Russia 64,000 square metres of housing - 2,000 flats - in highly seismically resistant buildings before the end of December this year. All the quake victims will be resettled there.2007-08-07T08:09+0200tass-enentass-en-ff6619d6da95d7ef9b87f45ee7f614dcNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidEcho20070807080900http://emm.jrc.it/NewsBrief/pressreviewav/all/2_20070805.html#pressreview-616985An earthquake at Sakhalin in Eastern Russia has left 2,000 people homeless. At least 11 blocks of flats containing more than 400 homes were completely destroyed, and around 700 apartments were left too dangerous to live in without major repairs. A series of three tremors killed two people and injured 10 more on the island.2007-08-05T20:12+0200pressreview-Italy-enenpressreview-Italy-en-261815b285e58f153f4e04d5ab7498abEnergy20070805201200http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070805/tass-en-1904dd76e96295e4642fba0c9eb32ef4.html5/8 Tass 27 IRKUTSK, August 5 (Itar-Tass) - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rocked Russia's Baikal region at 3 am, Moscow time on Sunday (22:00 local time on Saturday), sources from the regional department of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations told Tass referring to the Baikal seismic station.2007-08-05T08:20+0200tass-enentass-en-1904dd76e96295e4642fba0c9eb32ef420070805082000http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=436419&lng=1&option=1An earthquake at Sakhalin in Eastern Russia has left 2,000 people homeless. At least 11 blocks of flats containing more than 400 homes were completely destroyed, and around 700 apartments were left too dangerous to live in without major repairs. A series of three tremors killed two people and injured 10 more on the island.2007-08-03T20:52+0200euronews-eneneuronews-en-ff708fe4699ac884b53e6c01b80221b5Energy20070803205200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03242187.htmMOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people have been left homeless following an earthquake on Russia's Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, the local governor told Russian media on Friday. The series of three tremors on Thursday afternoon left two dead and at least eight people injured. One of the quakes registered a magnitude of 6.2007-08-03T12:39+0200alertnetenalertnet-5c074d92567251d730af677852a0b6d9NaturalDisastersEnergy20070803123900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/3/worldupdates/2007-08-03T151111Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-288010-2&sec=WorldupdatesMOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people have been left homeless following an earthquake on Russia's Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, the local governor told Russian media on Friday.2007-08-03T12:05+0200thestarenthestar-114e2f7b989db318bfe91be6108c4faeNaturalDisastersEnergy20070803120500http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/140250347/index.htmlMOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- More than 2,000 people have been left homeless following an earthquake on Russia's Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, the local governor told Russian media on Friday. The series of three tremors on Thursday afternoon left two dead and at least eight people injured. One of the quakes registered a magnitude of 6.2007-08-03T12:00+0200cnnencnn-07e2114543991e67feed2672cb3212f0NaturalDisastersEnergy20070803120000http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070803/tass-en-b4c75ed5188c4459e62656391676a808.html3/8 Tass 39 YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, August 3 (Itar-Tass) - The population of the Nevelsk town on Russia's Sakhalin Island that has been hit by a strong earthquake is not panicking, rescuers of the Far Eastern regional centre of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry stated.2007-08-03T10:58+0200tass-enentass-en-b4c75ed5188c4459e62656391676a808NaturalDisastersPoliticalUnrest20070803105800http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070803/reuters-en-b0e6c4385547092c733ee130f18719a7.htmlMOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people have been left homeless following an earthquake on Russia's Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, the local governor told Russian media on Friday. The series of three tremors on Thursday afternoon left two dead and at least eight people injured. One of the quakes registered a magnitude of 6.2007-08-03T10:12+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-b0e6c4385547092c733ee130f18719a7NaturalDisastersEnergy20070803101200http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070803/tass-en-cce0e4f99d9d42924aa88620d4d493c2.html3/8 Tass 32 KHABAROVSK, August 3 (Itar-Tass) - As many as 17,000 residents of the town of Nevelsk on Russia's Sakhalin Island that has been stricken by a powerful earthquake have spent the night in tents and in cars. Some residents went to their relatives in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and other populated localities.2007-08-03T07:58+0200tass-enentass-en-cce0e4f99d9d42924aa88620d4d493c2NaturalDisastersEchoPoliticalUnrestHumanitarianAid20070803075800http://139.191.254.108/Wires/interfax-en/070802/interfax-en-59a6e7b369209d0cb9b5033d9f4559dc.htmlMOSCOW. Aug 2 (Interfax) - Thursday's powerful earthquake on Russia's Sakhalin island had no effect on the operations of the Sakhalin II oil project, a company executive said. "No damage has been recorded by now either to any of the facilities or to the personnel," Galina Dubina of....2007-08-02T18:46+0200interfax-eneninterfax-en-59a6e7b369209d0cb9b5033d9f4559dcNaturalDisastersEnergy20070802184600http://139.191.254.108/Wires/interfax-en/070802/interfax-en-84f641a671607066c113f96d78671cb7.htmlMOSCOW. Aug 2 (Interfax) - The earthquake that hit Russia's Sakhalin Island has left about 600 homeless and 15 buildings have been "declared unfit to house people until they are repaired," the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Thursday. All the homeless families have been taken....2007-08-02T18:16+0200interfax-eneninterfax-en-84f641a671607066c113f96d78671cb720070802181600http://139.191.254.108/Wires/interfax-en/070802/interfax-en-c784f5c20a4ffb97a7c4f13b37ba84ea.htmlMOSCOW. Aug 2 (Interfax) - The earthquake that hit Russia's Sakhalin Island has left about 600 homeless and 15 buildings have been "declared unfit until they are repaired," the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Thursday. All the homeless families have been taken up by....2007-08-02T18:06+0200interfax-eneninterfax-en-c784f5c20a4ffb97a7c4f13b37ba84ea20070802180600http://www.bbj.hu/news/news_29589.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.8 degrees on the Richter scale rocked Sakhalin, Russia at 0244 GMT Thursday.2007-08-02T16:57+0200BBJenBBJ-48069c94e7647345371b661410d9ed24NaturalDisasters20070802165700http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070802/70175744.htmlYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Two people were killed when an earthquake hit the southern half of Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East midday Thursday, a local emergencies ministry spokesman said.2007-08-02T16:18+0200rianenrian-bc05c56663dfcd531ade23861a621a8eNaturalDisasters20070802161800http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070802/70175744.html(Recasts paragraph 4, adds paragraph 5) YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - A 23-year-old woman was killed when an earthquake hit the southern half of Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East midday Thursday, a local emergencies ministry spokesman said.2007-08-02T13:16+0200rianenrian-0117be7814a94c6a630157b3b9c85de1NaturalDisasters20070802131600http://www.kyivpost.com/bn/27095News Briefs Earthquake hits small Russian town, killing 1 Aug 02 2007, 12:08 MOSCOW (AP) - A strong quake hit near Sakhalin island in Russia's Far East on August 2, reportedly killing a Russian woman and generating small tsunami waves that hit northern Japan. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2007-08-02T11:38+0200kyivpostenkyivpost-43cb08350181f05bfa26b9d1ebc9e65bNaturalDisasters20070802113800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6230300.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.8 degrees on the Richter scale rocked Sakhalin, Russia at 0244 GMT Thursday. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the epicenter was initially determined to be 47.0 north and 141.7 east, about 77 km west of J ...2007-08-02T10:19+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3480cbd1de2634d7b2aadd15d8b95a6fNaturalDisasters20070802101900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0270016.htm(Updates with two dead, quotes, details) By Ajay Kamalakaran YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A series of three earthquakes killed two people on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Thursday, the Russian emergencies ministry said. Japan's Meteorological Agency registered the first earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2007-08-02T09:35+0200alertnetenalertnet-0d26edaa7d58dacbc232cd258581e2acNaturalDisastersEnergy20070802093500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/interfax-en/070802/interfax-en-1980d83b735836cd9ceb8f178bf8cb25.htmlYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. Aug 2 (Interfax) - An earthquake that struck Sakhalin on Thursday did not create a tsunami threat for Sakhalin's western seacoast or Russia's mainland. An earthquake measuring 6.8 points on the Richter scale struck at 1:37 p.m. local time on Thursday near Nevelsk in Sakhalin.2007-08-02T09:06+0200interfax-eneninterfax-en-1980d83b735836cd9ceb8f178bf8cb25NaturalDisasters20070802090600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02673354.htmMOSCOW, Aug 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake killed one person on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Thursday, the Russian Interfax news agency reported, quoting a local official. Japan's Meteorological Agency registered an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Sakhalin.2007-08-02T09:05+0200alertnetenalertnet-5367302fad6706da3f27373c0b9ec408NaturalDisasters20070802090500http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070802/70149036.htmlYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - A 23-year-old woman was killed when an earthquake hit the southern half of Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East at midday Thursday, a local emergencies ministry spokesman said.2007-08-02T08:44+0200rianenrian-cc49b3d77e32ddd6a477f30767efbe89NaturalDisasters20070802084400http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/2/worldupdates/2007-08-02T105400Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-287801-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves of up to 30 cm hit the west coast of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Russia's Sakhalin island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2007-08-02T08:19+0200thestarenthestar-d9637d8d5f2bead06a636237411b8c63NaturalDisasters20070802081900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/2/worldupdates/2007-08-02T111228Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-287806-1&sec=WorldupdatesMOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake killed one person on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Thursday, the Russian Interfax news agency reported, quoting a local official.2007-08-02T08:19+0200thestarenthestar-b6900d92ff9513f563b7906d5d2ac9efNaturalDisasters20070802081900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02673354.htmMOSCOW, Aug 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake killed one person on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Thursday, the Russian Interfax news agency reported, quoting a local official. Japan's Meteorological Agency registered an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Sakhalin.2007-08-02T07:35+0200alertnetenalertnet-e055dff41b63b1eb30d2ae788cc72227NaturalDisasters20070802073500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T364216.htm(Adds details) TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves of up to 30 cm (12 inches) hit the west coast of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Russia's Sakhalin island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2007-08-02T07:35+0200alertnetenalertnet-35b775dc8b97e7ad2b2a5afdf9d1def4NaturalDisasters20070802073500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/2/worldupdates/2007-08-02T102314Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-287801-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for the western coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Sakhalin island, NHK public television said on Thursday.2007-08-02T07:34+0200thestarenthestar-4b9affd3c96b77f6983237d34c5da95eNaturalDisasters20070802073400http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070802/reuters-en-c77664c7d76af8c3f23be54ba41fad7e.htmlMOSCOW, Aug 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake killed one person on Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Thursday, the Russian Interfax news agency reported, quoting a local official. Japan's Meteorological Agency registered an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Sakhalin.2007-08-02T07:34+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-c77664c7d76af8c3f23be54ba41fad7eNaturalDisasters20070802073400http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22177219-23109,00.htmlA TSUNAMI warning was issued for the western coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Sakhalin island, NHK public television said today. 3:04pm (AEST)2007-08-02T07:32+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-5caa4fa514cc1ab41a9f799a52a163adNaturalDisasters20070802073200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TKE002815.htmTOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for the western coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Sakhalin island, NHK public television said on Thursday. A 20 cm tsunami had been recorded in one area, NHK said, but it warned that....2007-08-02T07:05+0200alertnetenalertnet-644783ba0273eca3390e7d17634675ccNaturalDisasters20070802070500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070802/reuters-en-5c73590c47bcf04bd75f73548f1ce87d.htmlTOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for the western coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Sakhalin island, NHK public television said on Thursday. A 20 cm tsunami had been recorded in one area, NHK said, but it warned....2007-08-02T07:02+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-5c73590c47bcf04bd75f73548f1ce87dNaturalDisasters20070802070200