6061170 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 https://in.reuters.com/article/indonesia-quake-liquefaction/explainer-what-is-liquefaction-idINKCN1MC0E3?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINworldNews+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+World+News%29Here’s a brief explanation of liquefaction, how common it is, and where it is likely to happen. WHAT IS LIQUEFACTION. Liquefaction is a phenomenon where saturated sand and silt take on the characteristics of a liquid during the intense shaking of an earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey website.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:17:00 +0200reuters-in-e854796b0e33154c4f7696567e4371ca20181002081700https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/desperation-everywhere-aid-slow-to-reach-indonesia-victims-1.4117376PALU, Indonesia -- Desperation exploded into anger Tuesday in the town closest to the epicenter of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit parts of Sulawesi island four days ago, with residents begging Indonesia's president to help them as hungry survivors crawled into stores and grabbed boxes of food.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:15:00 +0200ctvnews-6c52df32aabc6f5a590ca02ce5372c2d20181002081500https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/sep/29/sulawesi-tsunami-devastates-coast-in-indonesia-in-picturesAn aerial view of liquefaction, or shifting ground, following the earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photograph: Antara Foto/Reuters. A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, creating a 1.5-metre tsunami that has laid waste to the....Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:13:00 +0200guardian-38fcf06a5083a8249ef8dd8de28d208b20181002081300https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/02/palu-tsunami-before-and-after-images-of-the-devastation. Satellite images show the destruction caused to the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami. Guardian staff. Tue 2 Oct 2018 06.56 BST Last modified on Tue 2 Oct 2018 06.57 BST A satellite image shows Palu, Indonesia on 1October Photograph: HANDOUT/Reuters.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:13:00 +0200guardian-d73e5aad24ba58b54d7278ee3418ade420181002081300