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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title>Asian Undersea Cable Disruption Slows Internet Access (PC World)</title><link>http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090812/tc_pcworld/asianunderseacabledisruptionslowsinternetaccess</link><description>PC World - A segment of the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) undersea cable network between China and Taiwan suffered a serious cable fault on Wednesday, causing Internet traffic to be rerouted onto other undersea cables and slowing Internet access for some users in Southeast Asia.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T13:27+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-b7ff7ad18ae15f243f2de07ea8df712c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812132700</sortelement></item><item><title>Miracle escape from Morakot: 700 found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1205758/Typhoon-Morakot-Miracle-700-people-safe-landslides-obliterate-villages-Taiwan-typhoon.html?ITO=1490</link><description>The survivors from four villages made it to higher ground before walls of mud and rock submerged their homes, said Hu Jui-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:58+0200</pubDate><source>dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailymail-d7811fd6ada5a43e7599535363b2764f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812115800</sortelement></item><item><title>Miracle escape from Morokot: 700 are found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1205758/Typhoon-Morokot-Miracle-700-people-safe-landslides-obliterate-villages-Taiwan-typhoon.html</link><description>Miracle escape from Morokot: 700 are found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:28+0200</pubDate><source>dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailymail-b76a002c601f9f7cf58d98af4854e2c3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812112800</sortelement></item><item><title>Miracle as 700 people are found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1205758/Typhoon-Morokot-Miracle-700-people-safe-landslides-obliterate-villages-Taiwan-typhoon.html</link><description>Miracle as 700 people are found safe after landslides obliterate their villages in Taiwan typhoon</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:20+0200</pubDate><source>dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailymail-c982c8ec4f0cafa358e95b0946322241</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812112000</sortelement></item><item><title>Typhoons Pummelling East Asia 70 Dead</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/typhoons-pummelling-east-asia-70-dead-133562</link><description>Taiwan: Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 70 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said Tuesday. A total of 50 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan and 58 were listed as missing, not counting the mudslide victims, after Typhoon [.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:15+0200</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-6234ac918eb6982b4e50865754083254</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812111500</sortelement></item><item><title>Quakes shake Japan, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32363222/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/</link><description>A pair of powerful earthquakes struck at opposite ends of Asia just 12 minutes apart Tuesday, leaving one dead and more than 100 injured in Japan.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:10+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-ec423f69eb550ff833b75e1f0a497306</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812111000</sortelement></item><item><title>Taiwan/China/Japan - Taiwan, China and Japan under water</title><link>http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/116/article_4717.asp</link><description>At least 40 people in Taiwan, more than ten people in Japan and eight people in China have died as flooding caused by typhoons Morakot and Etau continues to wreak havoc in eastern Asia. Japan was also hit by an earthquake on Tuesday that caused further landslides and injured about 100 people.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T11:02+0200</pubDate><source>radiofranceinternationale-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radiofranceinternationale-en-e6bc32646ff576775648c21fb693a50c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812110200</sortelement></item><item><title>Number of Japan earthquake injuries rises to over 115, one dead</title><link>http://en.rian.ru/world/20090812/155789401.html</link><description>The number of people injured following a powerful earthquake, which struck the Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan Tuesday, has risen to 116 with one person dead, Japanese media reported on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T10:25+0200</pubDate><source>rian-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>rian-en-981fdf5e5051633e645e5666fb1a4ac0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812102500</sortelement></item><item><title>National › Relatives of victims of 1985 JAL crash climb to mountain site</title><link>http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/relatives-of-victims-of-1985-jal-jet-crash-climb-to-mountain-site</link><description>Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash climbed to the accident site, called Osutaka Ridge, in the village of Ueno, Gunma…</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T06:00+0200</pubDate><source>japantoday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>japantoday-819e4426b2a055533d0383999477c39e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812060000</sortelement></item><item><title>Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:49 PM</title><link>http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090811T230000-0500_157281_OBS_TYPHOONS_KILL____IN_EAST_ASIA.asp</link><description>News Typhoons kill 85 in East Asia AFP Wednesday, August 12, 2009 CHISHAN, Taiwan (AFP) - Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 85 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T05:49+0200</pubDate><source>jamaicaobserver</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>jamaicaobserver-22522e5f2f6d7479d92af87172d8eda1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812054900</sortelement></item><item><title>'The whole mountain fell off, every house was gone'</title><link>http://www.independent.ie/world-news/the-whole-mountain-fell-off-every-house-was-gone-1856979.html?r=RSS</link><description>Nearly three metres of rain fell on Taiwan in a few hours yesterday as two typhoons continued to pummel East Asia.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T05:46+0200</pubDate><source>irish-independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irish-independent-49c2ec6816f95612463bb4b30fdb4936</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812054600</sortelement></item><item><title>More than 80 dead as typhoons pound East Asia</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-World&amp;id=a81a760b-bf5d-4161-85d5-8ac711e9ff22&amp;Headline=More+than+80+dead+as+typhoons+pound+East+Asia</link><description>Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 85 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T05:44+0200</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-270262f7e7f63c4371d2014774ad2625</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812054400</sortelement></item><item><title>More than 100 hurt, widespread damage in Shizuoka quake</title><link>http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908120091.html</link><description>An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 shook wide areas of the Tokai and Kanto regions early Tuesday, injuring at least 100 people and causing a section of the Tomei Expressway to cave in. The focus of the 5:07 a.m. temblor was 23 kilometers below the surface in Suruga Bay off Shizuoka Prefecture.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T04:00+0200</pubDate><source>asahi</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>asahi-a326c5f5203dbfec993757fb2402ae7b</guid><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812040000</sortelement></item><item><title>Temblor not trigger for the 'Big One' in Tokai</title><link>http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908120089.html</link><description>Tuesday's powerful temblor off the coast of Shizuoka Prefecture likely has no direct bearing on a much-dreaded massive earthquake centering on the Tokai region that could cause widespread destruction in the near future, officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency cited differences in seismic dynamics and magnitude for their conclusion.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T04:00+0200</pubDate><source>asahi</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>asahi-157d703619c8a6903b3b818f9c7e4b68</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812040000</sortelement></item><item><title>More than 80 dead as typhoons pound East Asia</title><link>http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090812-160531.html</link><description>By: Sam Yeh CHISHAN, TAIWAN - Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 85 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers. A total of 62 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan and 58 were listed as missing, not counting the....</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T03:46+0200</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-027a0f2932ef5d275b13c1b076478717</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812034600</sortelement></item><item><title>Jessica Simpson caught in quake</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/12/content_11867197.htm</link><description>BEIJING, Aug. 12 -- Jessica Simpson, singer-and-actress, was in Japan to film her new reality TV show 'The Price of Beauty' when the ground was rocked by the tremor, which measured 6.6 on the Richter Scale.feared she was "hallucinating" when she was caught in an earthquake. She wrote on her Twitter page: "Thought I was hallucinating.</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T03:43+0200</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-991b1e6b5248915627d1b9b02aca83f4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812034300</sortelement></item><item><title>Weather hampers rescue efforts as fears grow for trapped villagers</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0812/1224252419875.html</link><description>Over 700 people in two villages are trapped by mudslides that struck after Typhoon Morakot, reportsCLIFFORD COONANin Kaohsiung, Taiwan</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T01:38+0200</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-9ee2181a531b9552ef2533918805c478</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812013800</sortelement></item><item><title>Typhoons pound East Asia; strong quake hits Japan, India</title><link>http://www.egyptiangazette.net.eg/gazette/world/detail_0_1.shtml</link><description>CHISHAN (News agencies) - Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 61 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said yesterday.A total of 41 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot....</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T01:34+0200</pubDate><source>EgyptianGazette</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EgyptianGazette-c84441475024d119778902f67985779c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812013400</sortelement></item><item><title>7.6 magnitude quake hits Andaman Islands</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/08/12/story_12-8-2009_pg20_6</link><description>PORT BLAIR: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled. 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A total of 50 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan and 58 were listed as missing,....</description><pubDate>2009-08-12T00:02+0200</pubDate><source>tehrantimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tehrantimes-cc51ad579c44644aef9e6aeb0e16e509</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090812000200</sortelement></item><item><title>More than 80 dead as typhoons pound East Asia</title><link>http://www.smh.com.au/world/more-than-80-dead-as-typhoons-pound-east-asia-20090812-eh8a.html</link><description>Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 85 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T23:53+0200</pubDate><source>smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>smh-a5adfe0efb64bbb145e8db2869938018</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811235300</sortelement></item><item><title>70 killed as typhoons wreak havoc in E Asia</title><link>http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NTkxMjAwOTAy</link><description>Published Date: August 12, 2009 CHISHAN: Typhoons pummeling East Asia have killed at least 70 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said yesterday. A total of 50 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan and 58 were....</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T23:20+0200</pubDate><source>kuwaittimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>kuwaittimes-3b4b89bcb1f8869576c6bc6c81a5f394</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811232000</sortelement></item><item><title>Firms rush to gauge damage from quake</title><link>http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090812a2.html</link><description>Companies scrambled Tuesday to assess the damage after some manufacturing lines in Shizuoka Prefecture were automatically shut down following the strong earthquake in the Tokai region. An official at Oji Paper Co. said the company's factory in Fuji that makes white paper boards for candy boxes automatically shut down after the magnitude 6.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T23:03+0200</pubDate><source>japantimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>japantimes-daf35d0acb73ea40ecfa1d7b67b83a42</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811230300</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake hits Shizuoka, injuring 112</title><link>http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090812a1.html</link><description>A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Shizuoka Prefecture and its vicinity, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, at 5:07 a.m. Tuesday, injuring 112 people and causing two nuclear reactors to automatically shut down. 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Barry Peterson reports.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T14:53+0200</pubDate><source>CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBSnews-892262e5e8d9cb6d5ca96518dc5b1fa4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811145300</sortelement></item><item><title>At least 87 injured in earthquake in central Japan</title><link>http://en.rian.ru/world/20090811/155783063.html</link><description>MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - At least 87 people were injured when a powerful earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, struck the Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. Most of the injuries, two seriously, were caused by falling objects. 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There were no reports of deaths or missing people from the 5:07 a.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T10:27+0200</pubDate><source>qnaol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>qnaol-d34f947452dd74790f9279df48f8df57</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811102700</sortelement></item><item><title>Experts say temblor not trigger for the 'Big One'</title><link>http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908110323.html</link><description>Tuesday's powerful temblor off the coast of Shizuoka Prefecture likely has no bearing on a much-dreaded massive earthquake centering on the Tokai region that could cause widespread destruction in the near future. 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Authorities reported no fatalities or major ...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T10:15+0200</pubDate><source>panorama-am</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>panorama-am-17f146fb91520bf8db8ae5c4c7b64c1f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811101500</sortelement></item><item><title>Rescuers search Taiwan village destroyed by mudslide</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP459714.htm</link><description>11 Aug 2009 07:20:09 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, details throughout) By Ralph Jennings CISHAN, Taiwan, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Helicopters dropped rescuers into a village in southern Taiwan on Tuesday to search for victims of a mudslide ...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T09:53+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-bfd85bfb1211fc2495e34acd4161e411</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811095300</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=209043</link><description>TOKYO , Aug 11 - Two powerful earthquakes struck Asia early Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in coastal Japan and sending panicked residents into the streets as tsunami warnings were issued for countries skirting the Indian Ocean that were devastated by a deadly 2004 quake and tsunami.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T09:37+0200</pubDate><source>kantipuronline</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>kantipuronline-04accf5ad0f9736b0492f36626457ba0</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811093700</sortelement></item><item><title>Major earthquake strikes off Andamans, no tsunami</title><link>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Major-earthquake-strikes-off-Andamans-no-tsunami/articleshow/4880301.cms</link><description>Major earthquake strikes off Andamans, no tsunamiA major quake of 7.6 magnitude struck off Andaman. However the tsunami alert for India &amp; Myanmar, was cancelled. In pics: Earthquake in Japan | Catastrophe in China</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T09:11+0200</pubDate><source>economictimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>economictimes-1783f55ba393416d5cc868f4d422d8d8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811091100</sortelement></item><item><title>Search for survivors after Taiwan mudslide</title><link>http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0811/asia.html</link><description>Helicopters dropped rescuers into a village in Taiwan to search for victims of a mudslide that may have buried hundreds of people.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T08:57+0200</pubDate><source>RTERadio</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>RTERadio-5c4a9123c8e2b3eabf220c1170696616</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811085700</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/08/11/220069/Strong%2Dearthquakes.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Two powerful earthquakes struck Asia early Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in coastal Japan and sending panicked residents into the streets as tsunami warnings were issued on islands in the Indian Ocean.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T08:53+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-8c38d8835aa1b016a433c635c79dd182</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811085300</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quakes hit Japan and India</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8194563.stm</link><description>An earthquake in Japan injures 43 people, while a separate quake in India's Andaman Islands prompts a tsunami warning.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T08:49+0200</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-47ae24a6e0825fe0ab7d73dbd026cf82</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811084900</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_ASIA_EARTHQUAKES?SITE=CACHI&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>TOKYO (AP) -- Two powerful earthquakes struck Asia early Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in coastal Japan and sending panicked residents into the streets as tsunami warnings were issued for countries skirting the Indian Ocean that were devastated by a deadly 2004 quake and tsunami....</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T08:42+0200</pubDate><source>AP</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AP-56ccc1995b0009812af3ee19f97f8b95</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811084200</sortelement></item><item><title>Asia hit by two strong earthquakes</title><link>http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/11/asia-hit-by-two-strong-earthquakes/</link><description>Two powerful earthquakes have rocked Asia, one of them near the Andaman Islands east of India, the other in Japan. 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The focus of the 5:07 a.m. temblor was 23 kilometers below the surface in Suruga Bay off Shizuoka Prefecture.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T08:07+0200</pubDate><source>asahi</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>asahi-52c6fcdf18c91cce0a9b18a57f075fef</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811080700</sortelement></item><item><title>Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunami</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP151734.htm</link><description>11 Aug 2009 05:38:12 GMT Source: Reuters (Updates reports paragraphs 2, 9-10) By Sanjit Kumar Roy PORT BLAIR, India, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on ...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T07:52+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-a1c87b5dcb1b3d7c8b4353cc0ea77402</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811075200</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquake hits off India</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0811/breaking2.htm</link><description>A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early today, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T07:43+0200</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-48ed8078ff2018c6908a563b670bacfb</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811074300</sortelement></item><item><title>Scores hurt in magnitude-6.5 quake in central Japan</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/280911,scores-hurt-in-magnitude-65-quake-in-central-japan.html</link><description>Tokyo - Scores of people were injured Tuesday when a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck central Japan, causing the automatic shutdown of two nuclear reactors. No radiation leakage was detected at the reactors in Omaezaki in Shizuoka prefecture, their op...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T07:25+0200</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-2bd2f842a8d5892d4fa6115dba16b641</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811072500</sortelement></item><item><title>Business › Companies rush to check damage after quake shuts down factory lines</title><link>http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/companies-rush-to-check-damage-after-quake-shuts-down-factory-lines</link><description>Companies scrambled to check the extent of damage after some manufacturing lines in Shizuoka Prefecture were automatically shut down following a strong earthquake that struck…</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T07:20+0200</pubDate><source>japantoday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>japantoday-3552b572140100ee83bc8100be672145</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811072000</sortelement></item><item><title>Tremor jolts country, tsunami alert withdrawn</title><link>http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=20</link><description>A tsunami alert issued in Bangladesh after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands was withdrawn at 6:40 this morning.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T07:00+0200</pubDate><source>thedailystarBD</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thedailystarBD-273f11d94856d2e5926a320da1430779</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811070000</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake rattles Tokyo, disrupts transport</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T322240.htm</link><description>11 Aug 2009 04:47:43 GMT Source: Reuters * Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo, surrounding areas * Nuclear plant closed for checks, no radiation leak * Major motorway closed but most damage, casualties minor (Changes dateline, byline, ...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T06:50+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-986cc326fc3cd499b45ec1bc9a9ef647</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811065000</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, injuring 80</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/11/content_11859714.htm</link><description>In Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, two nuclear reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant were suspended. And Central Japan Railway Co. suspended operations of Shinkansen bullet trains for two hours and local trains in Shizuoka and part of Nagano Prefecture. The Tomei Expressway were partly closed.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T06:39+0200</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-d93bc7e55244f0eacdc88cb6ae56b6a8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811063900</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong earthquake shakes Japan</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6007875/Strong-earthquake-shakes-Japan.html</link><description>A strong earthquake has struck central Japan injuring more than 40 people causing a nuclear power plant to shut down and delaying bullet trains.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T06:07+0200</pubDate><source>telegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>telegraph-8c7aeebe1bfd1183e8434d684aad4f98</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811060700</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, 60 injured</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/11/content_11859714.htm</link><description>In Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, two nuclear reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant were suspended automatically. Central Japan Railway Co. temporarily suspended operations of Shinkansen bullet trains and local trains in Shizuoka and part of Nagano Prefecture. The Tomei Expressway were partly closed.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T05:54+0200</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-c9b4f12eebcc52be76d5c843c497a750</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811055400</sortelement></item><item><title>National › M6.5 quake jolts central Japan, injuring more than 60</title><link>http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m66-quake-jolts-shizuoka-pref-and-vicinity-disrupting-trains</link><description>A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan and its vicinity, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, early Tuesday…</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T05:49+0200</pubDate><source>japantoday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>japantoday-cc1e88bd4eda24caf9030c8b94520780</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811054900</sortelement></item><item><title>Quakes hit Tokyo, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&amp;objectid=10590067&amp;ref=rss</link><description>TOKYO - A powerful earthquake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn today, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to shut down for safety checks. More than 30 people suffered minor injuries. The US Geological Survey...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T05:20+0200</pubDate><source>nzherald</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>nzherald-ecf73eaab0ccc68f48127e963c48f185</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811052000</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquakes strike parts of Japan, Indian Ocean - Summary</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/280891,earthquakes-strike-parts-of-japan-indian-ocean--summary.html</link><description>Washington/Tokyo - Two powerful earthquakes, which took place within a 10-minute span, rattled parts of Japan early Tuesday and struck in the Indian Ocean, prompting a tsunami warning for countries in South and Southeast Asia. A 7.6-magnitude earthqu...</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T04:52+0200</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-b9feeb8e0d4168c9422fc4b7941eb803</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811045200</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong earthquake strikes Tokyo</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-World&amp;id=ceaab4b2-db68-4e60-8394-94c64591260c&amp;Headline=Strong+earthquake+strikes+Tokyo</link><description>A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early on Tuesday morning, throwing food and bottles from store shelves, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear plant for safety checks.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T04:40+0200</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-e47b4aeb41e2293c02123a13bd3012d2</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811044000</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake jolts eastern Japan</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6724183.html</link><description>An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit eastern Japan early Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 05:07 a.m. local time (2007 GMT), was located some 20 km under the sea in Suruga Bay, said the agency, which issued a tsunami warning.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T04:24+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-67bd62227c1f10366a5c612b7da97881</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811042400</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake hits central Japan as typhoon nears</title><link>http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/08/11/09/strong-quake-hits-central-japan-typhoon-nears</link><description>TOKYO - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 struck central Japan early Tuesday, injuring at least 43 people, triggering a landslide and shutting down a nuclear power plant and bullet trains, officials said.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T04:23+0200</pubDate><source>abs-cbnnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>abs-cbnnews-188a067d5a95c59dfde9b43a5ba4aac9</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811042300</sortelement></item><item><title>National › M6.5 quake jolts central Japan, injuring more than 30</title><link>http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m66-quake-jolts-shizuoka-pref-and-vicinity-disrupting-trains</link><description>A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan and its vicinity, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, early Tuesday…</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T04:15+0200</pubDate><source>japantoday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>japantoday-a5e6c9ff66c54b7700994b73e874bc18</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811041500</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquakes shake Tokyo area, Indian Ocean</title><link>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/11/earthquakes-shake-tokyo-area-indian-ocean.html</link><description>A powerful earthquake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn Tuesday, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to be shut down for safety checks. Read More</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T03:36+0200</pubDate><source>JakartaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>JakartaPost-3f3dbb85ac57679177d34234a4534d49</guid><category>Nuclear</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811033600</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong quake jolts eastern Japan</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20090811/15594832.html</link><description>TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit eastern Japan early Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 05:07 a.m. local time (2007 GMT), was located some 20 km under the sea in Suruga Bay, said the agency, which issued a tsunami warning.</description><pubDate>2009-08-11T03:15+0200</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-9de9e96c109f8d6292d95fa4b8d957d7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20090811031500</sortelement></item><item><title>Huge quake strikes off Andamans, Tsunami alert: US</title><link>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Huge-quake-strikes-off-Andamans-Tsunami-alert-US/articleshow/4879612.cms</link><description>Huge quake strikes off Andamans, Tsunami alert: USA 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Andaman Islands between India &amp; Myanmar, triggering a Tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean. 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