8810 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-31/landslide-survivor-saw-sri-lankan-villagers-swept-away.htmlSri Lankan residents stand outside a damaged building at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka today. A landslide warning had been in operation since last night in Badulla and adjoining hill town of Nuwara Eliya, which is frequented by tourists.Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:38:00 +0100bloomberg-8243f0e587b8cb486edf9aebab6cf29420141101003800http://www.sabah.com.tr/dunya/2014/11/01/kayip-200-kisi-icin-son-care-kopeklerSri Lanka'da 200 kişiyi yutan toprak kaymasında eğer köpekli arama çalışmalarından da sonuç alınmazsa iş makineleri devreye girecek! Muson yağmurlarının tetiklediği heyelan yüzünden yakın tarihinin en büyük felaketlerinden birini yaşayan Sri Lanka'da, toprak altında kalanlar için ümitler tükenme noktasına geldi.Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0100sabah-120eb9cbbf7aab336c9e6d666d9de51320141101000000http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/magnitude-61-earthquake-hits-near-samoa/article6540415.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_SyndicationA 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the south Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no initial reports of damage or injuries. <...Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:58:00 +0100thehindu-7f7d0a1f4f9b89ae56827544feb4c9aa20141028055800http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/28/us-samoa-earthquake-idUSKBN0IH07U20141028?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSYDNEY (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the south Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:17:00 +0100reuters-2c2e3e6c2d277bb8d5d365d0c7cdeef720141028051700