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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=165616Islamabad The International Red Cross Movement will rehabilitate the victims of natural and man-made disasters in Pakistan said International F2009-03-04T00:29+0100NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-3aac7c5f6ca57a4dd05c385928fa87faNaturalDisastersEcho20090304002900http://allafrica.com/stories/200903020427.htmlGeological convulsions, tempests, wild fires, hurricanes, tropical storms, landslides, floods and drought - dangerous natural disasters - have continued to deal out pain and misery in varying degrees to different segments of the universe at intervals. Either in the air, on land and in the sea, the....2009-03-02T10:20+0100allafricaenallafrica-8fa6b46d3167b69b4ff00ffc0cb2d1c4NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidEnvironmentAgricultureClimateChangeCommunicableDiseaseCases20090302102000http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/03/02/story_2-3-2009_pg11_12* IFRC secretary general says Red Cross and Red Crescent societies work on non-political basis * Help is extended in natural, technological disasters By Sajjad Malik ISLAMABAD: Bekele Geleta, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) secretary-general, on Sunday said the IFRC had so far provided Rs 11.2009-03-02T00:58+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-47ccdfd1a62923cf0dfb90ae573bf539EchoNaturalDisasters20090302005800http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7916739.stmShelterBox simulates an earthquake in Cornwall to help train volunteers for its charity response teams.2009-02-28T18:16+0100bbcenbbc-ad04c6e8ce5fba7ebfd2ea6efe084e30NaturalDisasters20090228181600http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=96939Medical diplomacy taps onto the unique and highly advanced medical capabilities of the US, exporting medical care and personnel to post-conflict and post-disaster regions, Rebecca Wexler writes for Diplomatic Courier.2009-02-25T10:15+0100ISNenISN-d8919a84b99b91601f71d03a441e25cfCommunicableDiseaseOutbreaksCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCasesPublicHealthTerroristAttack20090225101500http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/02/25/story_25-2-2009_pg7_24ISLAMABAD: A station to conduct scientific research and forecast possible earthquakes has been established in the Federal Capital. The station called Atropatena is very sophisticated and first of its kind in Pakistan and would start functioning soon, this news agency learnt on Tuesday.2009-02-25T00:06+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-283fa171891e5180080a891e4830d478NaturalDisasters20090225000600http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/02/25/story_25-2-2009_pg11_6ISLAMABAD: A station to conduct scientific research and forecast possible earthquakes has been established in the Federal Capital. The station called Atropatena is very sophisticated and first of its kind in Pakistan and would start functioning soon, this news agency learnt on Tuesday.2009-02-25T00:06+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-ba774d1cec60b2a41865810a9975a71cNaturalDisasters20090225000600http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=qn&nid=155&ad=25-02-2009QUETTA (PPI): Balochistan is about 44 percent of Pakistan's land mass while its population is just 4.5 percent. This is the reason the province requires ...2009-02-24T20:11+0100TheFrontierPost-enenTheFrontierPost-en-4773aab8e10fecf7658de3e32a5a3930NaturalDisasters20090224201100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RMOI-7PHK8B?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PISLAMABAD, 22 February 2009 (IRIN) - Fear swept across many parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit its capital, Muzaffarabad, and surrounding areas just after 9am local time on 20 February. "The epicenter of the quake was just across the Line....2009-02-24T07:10+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-6e11f83ff74807f1bea9a5a722e04349ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisasters20090224071000http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/02/24/story_24-2-2009_pg3_3The formulation of management entities or plans is just not enough to lessen the risk of disasters. Like with so many other issues, it is effective implementation of these plans that remains the thorny issue While disasters are inevitable, death and suffering from them is not.2009-02-24T00:23+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-7a320b4b380a3fbc7a24756b10b21d36FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersSocietyClimateChangeEnvironment20090224002300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/54fd33536c934d5dd981721da3b45695.htm22 Feb 2009 10:22:40 GMT Source: IRIN Fear swept across many parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit its capital, Muzaffarabad, and surrounding areas just after 9am local time on 20 February. "The epicenter of the quake was just across the Line....2009-02-22T11:38+0100alertnetenalertnet-bdef8ba79bc9409c6ac92f3104a54184ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisasters20090222113800http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=83067ISLAMABAD, 22 February 2009 (IRIN) - Fear swept across many parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit its capital, Muzaffarabad, and surrounding areas just after 9am local time on 20 February. "The epicenter of the quake was just across the Line....2009-02-22T11:35+0100irinnewsenirinnews-7bf342677146add289e5694784e4401dReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisasters20090222113500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6597795.htmlPanic struck in India-administered Kashmir region near the Pakistan border, when a moderate earthquake, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, hit the area early Friday morning, a senior official said in New Delhi. The jolt was felt at 09:19 am local time (3:49 GMT) in several parts of....2009-02-20T13:27+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-7edfca3c23ce28b4ce62366a377e8530NaturalDisasters20090220132700http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/256650,moderate-quake-hits-disputed-himalayan-region--summary.htmlIslamabad/New Delhi - A moderate earthquake shook the disputed Kashmir region and towns of Pakistan on Friday, causing a few casualties but no major damage, officials and media reports said. The epicentre of the earthquake, which struck at 8:49 am (0...2009-02-20T09:45+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-e001dc82b4f83f905cab2b7f9fb7c01aNaturalDisasters20090220094500http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=537bbe88-9ef7-423a-9eb5-c2333cc22bd4&&Headline=Earthquake+rocks+northern+PakistanAn earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked the northern parts of Pakistan and the Kashmir region on Friday, sending people rushing out of their homes in panic.2009-02-20T08:40+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-86197855df891aafa46ded6e521305f2ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisasters20090220084000http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-02-20-0903_479_0004.aspxIslamabad, February 20 (QNA) - A mild earthquake, measuring 5.4 magnitude on the richter scale, jolted parts of Pakistani and Indian Kashmir on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to Pakistani officials. the quake was felt in the capital Islamabad. The U.S.2009-02-20T07:47+0100qnaolenqnaol-d82f6c389d91ad30aa1496d417f269d1NaturalDisasters20090220074700http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/256632,moderate-quake-hits-pakistan.htmlIslamabad - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of northern Pakistan Friday, a Meteorological Department official said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. ...2009-02-20T06:35+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-cf540c941cd3042eba215ba29f0bc653NaturalDisasters20090220063500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL247154.htm20 Feb 2009 04:57:49 GMT Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake jolted parts of Pakistani and Indian Kashmir on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to Pakistani officials, though ...2009-02-20T06:17+0100alertnetenalertnet-7845f599c2829a5becfbc7015f45f79dNaturalDisasters20090220061700http://www.apakistannews.com/earthquake-hits-pakisans-upper-areas-106309Earthquake jolts Lahore, Sialkot, Peshawar, Islamabad, Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Abbotabad and other parts of northern Pakistan on Friday morning. The intensity of the tremor was 5.8 at the Richter scale, sources said. Chief Meteorologist Mohammed Riaz talking to OneWorld said it was a medium intensity quake.2009-02-20T06:13+0100apakistannewsenapakistannews-f04d41f519599da14e4133bc5aec0c6aNaturalDisasters20090220061300