840220 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://tribune.com.pk/story/881941/nepal-devastation-a-wake-up-call-for-vulnerable-region/NEW DELHI: Nepal’s earthquake should act as a wake-up call to neighbouring countries which have failed to learn lessons from their own disasters and where shoddy construction and rapid urbanisation could lead to death on an even greater scale next time round, experts say.Wed, 06 May 2015 15:06:00 +0200tribune-74ec3b1ccb094d601a28a3c7b5a3eaae20150506150600http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/68340455/Nepal-aid-agencies-trade-blame-as-confusion-mars-quake-reliefA row has broken out between Nepal and some international agencies over the handling of aid that poured into the country after last month's devastating earthquake, with each side blaming the other for confusion and delays in getting help to victims. Relief efforts have been slow to reach many people....Wed, 06 May 2015 14:29:00 +0200Stuff-c896383f24f481921ae42fec95920eeb20150506142900http://abstvradio.com/school-participates-in-tsunami-drill/Students at the Villa Primary School got a First Hand experience Of a Tsunami Exercise as The National Office of Disaster Services bring awareness to Disaster Preparedness. Here’s more in this Report.Wed, 06 May 2015 14:07:00 +0200abstvradio-53be5902c0f8567fdeca5ee9885cae0520150506140700http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/disaster-warnings-are-issued-as-early-as-possible-says-harsh-vardhan/article7176220.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_SyndicationThere is no mechanism as of now to forecast earthquakes but all aspects are monitored closely to ensure that warnings are issued at the earliest, government said on Wednesday. Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha that the country has the best possible collaboration with various agencies.Wed, 06 May 2015 13:56:00 +0200thehindu-bc2aad0d1f7552b9f253811cbd24412520150506135600