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Thousands of residents still being treated for post-quake stress

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:51:00 +0200

Young people are easily getting jobs on the Canterbury rebuild, but thousands of residents are still being treated for post-earthquake stress, the latest Canterbury Wellbeing Index data reveals.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery...

Earthquake registered on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:10:00 +0200

Bishkek, June 26 / Kabar /. 4,5 magnitude earthquake was registered on June 25 at 22:59 local time on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The Institute of Seismology, National Academy of Sciences...

Others to the rescue: Grocery store keeper, friends feed over 800 a day

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:47:00 +0200

Pushpa Singh Chauhan seems like a natural good samaritan. But her kindness, effort and persistence stand out as they form a stark contrast to reports of some shopkeepers, hotel owners and transporters fleecing pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand after the flash floods.

Rare tsunami-type wave hit Jersey Shore

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:49:00 +0200

Meteotsunami that hit Barnegat Light knocked three off the inlet jetty, injuring two.

When disaster strikes: Govts may fail, but not our military

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:11:00 +0200

The military's earthquake relief operations in Gujarat, Kashmir and Sikkim, and rescue work during the Ladakh flash floods highlight that it is the only effective disaster response force in the country, says Ajai Shukla

Vancouver Police Shooting Probe Renewed

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:55:00 +0200

12) Prince George Sawmill Fire. The Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George turned into a "wall of orange" when the facility exploded, killing two and injuring 24 others.

New component to earthquakes found

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:34:00 +0200

Scientists are finding more about destructive links between earthquakes and tsunamis.

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:27:00 +0200

By DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day — construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:19:00 +0200

A U.S. government program to build housing in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake will only construct one-sixth of the homes intended because of poor planning, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office released Tuesday.

US programme to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:18:00 +0200

June 26, 2013 6:40 AM(REUTERS) - A United States (US) government programme to build housing in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake will only construct one-sixth of the homes intended because of poor planning, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released on Tuesday.

'We must join hands to face calamity'

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:58:00 +0200

Muslim groups are sending across as much help as they can for those stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand, dispatching doctors and medicines, besides donating to the relief fund.

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report fi

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:54:00 +0200

MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. government program to build housing in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake will only construct one-sixth of the homes intended because of poor planning, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Tuesday. Plans by the U.S.

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:40:00 +0200

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:32:00 +0200

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:32:00 +0200

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:26:00 +0200

U.S. Program to Build Houses in Haiti Falls Short, Report Finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:20:00 +0200

Why helicopters score in rescue and relief operations

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:12:00 +0200

Helicopters have come to be the mainstay of India's search, rescue and relief operations across the country in all sorts of calamities because of their extreme agility and ease of operations.

U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Olympics: Open race for 2020 Games after IOC report

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:58:00 +0200

All three cities bidding for the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics declared themselves happy after the release on Tuesday of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Evaluation Commission report.

Ravi saw his mother for one last time

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:15:00 +0200

A tour operator, Ravi had set out on the Char Dham pilgrimage with a group of 20 men and women, including his mother and relatives, from Doodhbowli, Yapral & Petbasheerabad on June 2

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:27:00 +0200

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day — construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:11:00 +0200

WASHINGTON (AP) â€” The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day â€” construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Disputes over land rights, inaccurate estimates and higher costs have forced the U.

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:49:00 +0200

WASHINGTONThe U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a dayconstruction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Disputes over land rights, inaccurate estimates and higher costs have forced the U.

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:49:00 +0200

WASHINGTON The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day - construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Disputes over land rights, inaccurate estimates and higher costs have forced the U.

Report: Delays, Cost Hikes Hit New Haiti Housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:49:00 +0200

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day — construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Disputes over land rights, inaccurate estimates and higher costs have forced the U.

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:25:00 +0200

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher costs and delays have forced the U.S. Agency for International Development to drastically scale back plans to build housing in Haiti.

Disaster-relief volunteer networks are essential

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:10:00 +0200

Takashi Yamamoto, 42, president of Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center, is Japan's leading expert on volunteer disaster-relief activities. In 1995, when he was a ...

Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:01:00 +0200

Higher costs and delays have forced the U.S. Agency for International Development to drastically scale back plans to build housing in Haiti.

Temporary quake resettlements in SW China to be completed

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:40:00 +0200

CHENGDU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- All temporary resettlements for people affected in the April quake in southwest China's Sichuan Province will be completed this month, authorities said Tuesday. Nearly 90 percent of the 210,000 households affected in April's 7.

Omar demands Rs 600 cr package for quake affected areas

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:00 +0200

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today demanded a Rs 600-crore package from the centre for the earthquake affected Doda-Kishtwar belt of the state.

Omar demands Rs 600 cr package for quake affected areas

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:03:00 +0200

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today demanded a Rs 600-crore package from the centre for the earthquake affected Doda-Kishtwar belt of the state.

Magnitude 3 earthquake jolts Vanadzor, Spitak

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:48:00 +0200

Magnitude 2,9 earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers jolted the south-west of Spitak on Monday, June 24, at 2:16 local time.

Timor-Leste: Bolstering disaster risk reduction in Timor-Leste

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:53:00 +0200

Source: IRIN Country: Timor-Leste DILI, 25 June 2013 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste needs to do more at the national and district levels to boost disaster preparedness, especially in rural areas, say experts. Each year, communities face an increasing number of natural hazards with 185 floods recorded since....

Serzh Sargsyan meets with renowned pediatrician Leonid Roshal

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:50:00 +0200

President Serzh Sargsyan met Monday, June 24, with President of the National Medical Chamber of Russia, renowned pediatrician, Professor Leonid Roshal, who has arrived in Armenia at the invitation of ...

Why flags do not fly in L'Aquila

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:17:00 +0200

Four years after the earthquake which shattered the Italian city of L'Aquila, there is anger over the pace of recovery. It is as though time has stood still in the centre. "Nouvelle Collection '09" one shop window still displays, typical of the pseudo-French sophistication that many Italians are so....

Interview: Disaster prevention roof tile protects traditional Asian communities

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:58:00 +0200

by Atsushi Ebihara. AWAJI ISLAND, Japan, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The leader of Japan's biggest roof tile manufactures' union is touting the proof that the "disaster prevention roof tile" it released after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit major cities in western Japan is a new building....

Bolstering disaster risk reduction in Timor-Leste

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:23:00 +0200

DILI, 25 June 2013 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste needs to do more at the national and district levels to boost disaster preparedness, especially in rural areas, say experts.

New key component to earthquakes identified

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:28:00 +0200

Scientists are finding more about destructive links between earthquakes and tsunamis.

Tongan Broadcaster looking for money to print tsunami book

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:32:00 +0200

. By Online Editor 2:40 pm GMT+12, 25/06/2013, Tonga. The Tongan Broadcasting Commission is looking for donors to help it print 9,000 copies of a book about the impact of the 2009 earthquake and tsunami on the people of Nuiatoputapu. The book, Niuatoputapu Tsunami, documents the experiences of....

Denmark has given Pakistan $9m since 2005

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:50:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD: The Danish government has provided $9 million in assistance to Pakistan since the earthquake in 2005, said a press statement issued by the

Tongan Broadcaster Seeks Donations To Print Tsunami Book

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:04:00 +0200

‘Niuatoputapu Tsunami’ to benefit those affected by 2009 disaster. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, June 24, 2013) – The Tongan Broadcasting Commission (TBC) is looking for donors to help it print 9,000 copies of a book about the impact of the 2009 earthquake and tsunami on the people of Nuiatoputapu.

6.5-magnitude quake jolts northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:09:00 +0200

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 6:04 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was determined to be at 10.7 degrees north latitude and 42.6 degrees west longitude.

National › Japan's nuclear safety upgrades mask industry problems

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:29:00 +0200

Japan's nuclear utilities face shareholders this week promising restarts of idled plants as soon as next month after costly safety upgrades, plans that look wildly optimistic given they are yet to secure either regulatory or local approval. A glaring example is the Hamaoka nuclear plant, once dubbed....

Live at the Apollo: UN chief urges Democracy Prep grads to help shape new future

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:11:00 +0200

Hailing the first-ever graduating class of Democracy Prep High School, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the young scholars to "change the world" through global citizenship, and to help the United Nations respond as "one human family" to major international challenges.

Live at the Apollo: UN chief urges Democracy Prep grads to help shape new future

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:05:00 +0200

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge -- USGS

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:39:00 +0200

NEW YORK, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 22:04:16 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 38.10 km, was initially determined to be at 10.9350 degrees north latitude and 42.4370 degrees west longitude.

Danish envoy visits areas hit by 2005 quake

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:23:00 +0200

. ISLAMABAD: The horrific aftermaths of the earthquake in 2005 surely left a mark that will be remembered for years to come, but Pakistanis are strong-willed people, said Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Ole E Moesby after returning from a two-day visit to various areas in Kashmir, which were affected....

Minor earthquake in St Catherine

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:11:00 +0200

KINGSTON, Jamaica A minor earthquake was felt in the eastern end of the island at about 1:26 pm Monday.

50 Metro stations at high risk: UN study

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:05:00 +0200

Lessons have not been learnt from past disasters, it seems. Delhi Metro, which ferries over two million passengers a day, is on a high-risk earthquake and flood zone and may lead to a huge loss of life in case of a disaster, says a recently released UN report on disaster risk reduction.

The most modern research vessel in South America to be launched

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:32:00 +0200

The scientific vessel Cabo de Hornos. (Photo: Asmar) The most modern research vessel in South America to be launched. Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 04:00 (GMT + 9) The research vessel Cabo de Hornos will sail on 1 July and for 132 days will perform over 20 studies on the Chilean coast.

Abe Spurs Day Traders as Japan Stock Swings Hit 2-Year High

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:07:00 +0200

Sitting before a cluster of computer screens in an apartment with the drapes shut, it took Naoki Murakami seconds to make $3,500 betting $1 million that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501) shares would fall a fraction of a percent. The 34-year-old day trader first sold 50,000 shares at 558 yen ($5.

Tongan Broadcaster looking for money to print tsunami book

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:08:00 +0200

The Tongan Broadcasting Commission is looking for donors to help it print 9 thousand copies of a book about the impact of the 2009 earthquake and tsunami on the people of Nuiatoputapu. The book, Niuatoputapu Tsunami, documents the experiences of survivors of the tsunami, which killed 9 people in Tonga’s northernmost islands.

India: Asia - Pacific Region 17 - 24 June, 2013, Natural Disasters and Other Events being monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:44:00 +0200

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: India, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka India - Heavy seasonal rain has resulted in severe flooding in several areas in India. The worst affected area is Uttarakhand state where nearly 100,000 people....

Supermoon Event: Causing Extreme Tides, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions & Tsunami; Will it be Dangerous on August 10, 2014?

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:55:00 +0200

Supermoon is a coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach to the Earth on its orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size from view. This phenomenon causes both oceanic and crustal tides which risks increased earthquakes and volcanic activities.

Six CARICOM countries put on Watch List for human trafficking

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:42:00 +0200

The US State Department has placed six Caribbean countries on its Tier 2 Watch List, with another four appearing on the Tier 2 List.

Erap wants no-nonsen

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:29:00 +0200

Incoming Manila Mayor, former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada yesterday said the police should thoroughly investigate the incident regarding the oil spill in Pasig River which has so far sent to hospitals three people including a 40-year old man and a two-month old baby.

Magnitude 3 earthquake jolts Vanadzor, Spitak

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:05:00 +0200

Magnitude 2,9 earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers shook the south-west of Spitak on June 24, at 2:16 local time.

Tuscan governor calls for state of emergency for quakes

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:04:00 +0200

Florence, June 24 - Tuscan Governor Enrico Rossi has called for a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes hit a zone east of the seaside city of La Spezia over the weekend. On Friday a first earthquake shook the Lunigiana and Garfagnana areas, located near the western coast betwe...

4 magnitude quake registered near armenian Spitak

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:01:00 +0200

A 4-magnitude earthquake was registered today by the Armenian Seismic Protection Service near the town of Spitak in the northern region of Lori. According to a statement on the official website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the 4 magnitude tremor was registered at 14:16 pm, 7 km southwest of Spitak, where its magnitude was 2.

Magnitude 2.9 earthquake hits near Armenia’s Spitak

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:41:00 +0200

Magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit Armenia, 7 km southwest of the city of Spitak today, 14:16 local time, according to Armenian Emergency Ministry's Seismic Protection Service. The tremors were measured at ...

Earthquake in Armenia

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:13:00 +0200

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck seven km southwest from Armenia's Spitak city in norther Lori province at around 2:38 June 24.