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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.iran-daily.com/News/231998.htmlJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has begun cooperation with the Iranian Ministry of Science Research and Technology, Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) and a number of Iranian universities in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in earthquake, said the chief representative of JICA Iran Office.Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:47:00 +0200iran-daily-d3809067632878b90ddea2c1596d7808iran-dailyen33.334 44.3978EnvironmentNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseInternational Cooperation AgencyCooperation AgencyWorld WarJapanese governmentEmergencyIran DailyThird WorldAmir Kabir UniversityAmir KabirWorld War II20181009104700https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-disaster-aid-team-to-head-to-quake-hit-indonesia/A man stands under an umbrella in a neighborhood of Wani village on the outskirts of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 4, 2018. (Dita Alangkara/AP) A non-governmental Israeli aid group said Thursday it will send a team of disaster experts to Indonesia as the country recovers from a....Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:54:00 +0200timesofisrael-1328e01192a634651ba11146ab69f58btimesofisraelen-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUnited NationsRed CrossThe TimesBenjamin NetanyahuDita AlangkaraRaphael Ahren20181004155400https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sends-aid-to-indonesia-following-earthquake-tsunami-report/Rescue personnel search for survivors at a collapsed home in Balaroa, West Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. (AFP/Yusuf Wahil) Israel has reportedly sent aid to Indonesia following a devastating earthquake and....Wed, 03 Oct 2018 23:20:00 +0200timesofisrael-1f4923bdb34c43a6aac2b543e990e922timesofisraelen-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesNaturalDisastersRed CrossUnited NationsThe TimesBenjamin NetanyahuMichael OrenJusuf Kalla20181003232000https://www.timesofisrael.com/time-running-out-for-earthquake-survivors-as-indonesia-death-toll-tops-1400/Residents in hard-hit, remote villages like Wani in Donggala province say little help has arrived and hope is fading. “Twelve people in this area haven’t yet been found,” Mohammad Thahir Talib told AFP. “In the area to the south, because there hasn’t been an evacuation we don’t know if there are bodies.Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:23:00 +0200timesofisrael-97b05a2b8f84ee39029521e21ce21bbatimesofisraelen46.20153 6.1666667UNbodiesNaturalDisastersIsraeli governmentUnited NationsJens LaerkeWorld Health OrganizationEmergencyASEANMohammad20181003122300https://www.marketscreener.com/news/What-s-News-World-Wide--27360639/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20181003Sen. McConnell pressed to hold a vote on Kavanaugh as soon as possible, with the FBI expected to wrap up its probe into allegations against the Supreme Court nominee as soon as Wednesday. Trump personally directed an effort in February to stop Stormy Daniels from publicly describing an alleged....Wed, 03 Oct 2018 08:57:00 +02004-traders-843e13adcd9eae663ae37c56843e0a8d4-tradersen39.0285 125.757UKReferendumNaturalDisastersBoris JohnsonStormy DanielsPentagonSupreme CourtFBI20181003085700https://www.timesofisrael.com/normally-generous-israel-not-offering-aid-to-indonesian-quake-victims/Several days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia, killing more than 1,200 people, the Israeli government has yet to publicly offer to send emergency aid or any other kind of assistance to the country. In the past, Israel has sent large delegations to disaster-stricken....Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:38:00 +0200timesofisrael-6ef1a60e708139662655f8375200ebe2timesofisraelen35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersUNbodiesIsraeli governmentUnited Nations General AssemblyUnited NationsRed CrossThe TimesArmy RadioBenjamin NetanyahuFrank Franklin IIJusuf KallaAvigdor Leiberman20181003003800https://dailytimes.com.pk/305594/indonesia-quake/Indonesia this week suffered an measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale near the southern island of Flores. And while there were neither immediate tsunami alerts nor reports of casualties — the fact that it came just four days after the on Sulawesi island places the Southeast Asian nation in an even more precarious situation.Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:07:00 +0200dailytimesPK-1855a164e868431fea97df52730e1616dailytimesPKen4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751NaturalDisastersUNbodiesDaily TimesOxfamJoko Widodo20181003000700https://www.timesofisrael.com/normally-generous-israel-not-offering-aid-to-indonesian-quake-victims/Several days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia, killing more than 1,200 people, the Israeli government has yet to publicly offer sending emergency aid or any other kind of assistance to the country. In the past, Israel has sent large delegations to disaster-stricken....Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:07:00 +0200timesofisrael-acc74f9cd3448853df1bbacc016978d1timesofisraelen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersUNbodiesIsraeli governmentUnited Nations General AssemblyUnited NationsRed CrossThe TimesArmy RadioBenjamin NetanyahuJusuf KallaAvigdor Leiberman20181002230700https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-charity-shelterbox-sends-aid-2064269The Cornwall based disaster relief charity ShelterBox is sending a response team to Indonesia to understand how they might be able to help families on Sulawesi who have lost everything. On Friday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami with 6-metre-high waves devastated the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:07:00 +0200westbriton-27293bbf8e3ecdc21565c31ada394720westbritonen3.15021 101.708NaturalDisasters20181002090700https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/before-and-after-satellite-images-reveal-devastating-scale-massive-indonesia-earthquake-tsunamiDisaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said conditions in the Petobo neighbourhood of Palu city are particularly bad because the quake caused a phenomenon called liquefaction, which occurs when loose water-filled soil near the surface loses its strength and collapses.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 04:27:00 +0200tvnz-381cf39bca6e2aecd13498c50f241d95tvnzen-6.18287 106.829Hydrogen-CarsNaturalDisastersHydrogenEurope-AllCategoriesPatrick BergtSutopo Purwo NugrohoJohn TiemessenHerald SunAlaska StateTodd Palin20181002042700https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2699762/cornish-disaster-relief-charity-sends-team-to-indonesia/A Cornish disaster relief charity is sending a response team to Indonesia after it was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. ShelterBox crews will travel over in a bid to understand how they might be able to help families on Sulawesi who have lost everything. Last Friday, a 7.Tue, 02 Oct 2018 04:23:00 +0200piratefm-4ecd749fc87d6759b640a8226d86dd5epiratefmen3.15021 101.708NaturalDisasters20181002042300https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/deadly-earthquakes-and-tsunami-indonesiaSULAWESI ISLAND HAS BEEN HIT BY A 7.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE AND A DEVASTATING TSUNAMI, FLATTENING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. On Friday 28 September, the people of Sulawesi looked on in horror as giant waves crashed onto their shores. First the island was hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:05:00 +0200reliefWeb-cd867e678be777078e3fb8174a0fca38reliefWeben-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisasters20181001230500http://www.startribune.com/former-maldives-president-released-from-prison/494733931/Purchase: Order Reprint MALE, Maldives — A Maldives court has released a former president who was serving a 19-month sentence for failing to cooperate with a police investigation. The high court in the Indian Ocean archipelago released Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on bail Sunday.Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:59:00 +0200startribune-8dda112fccffe2ce6e894a0acf02e149startribuneen51.4879 -0.177998NaturalDisastersMigrationNATOAbdul YameenMohamed NasheedAbdul GayoomMaumoon Abdul GayoomIbrahim Mohamed20180930185900http://www.startribune.com/scores-die-in-indonesian-tsunami-as-warning-system-stalls/494726671/Purchase: Order Reprint MAKASSAR, Indonesia — An early warning system that could have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing phase for years. StarTribune.com welcomes and encourages readers to comment and engage in substantive, mutually respectful exchanges over news topics.Sun, 30 Sep 2018 11:56:00 +0200startribune-fb5564ad13358df2ea1c01c07b622e92startribuneen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersSwedish AcademyNobel PrizeNobel Prize in Literature20180930115600http://www.iran-daily.com/News/231913.htmlJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has begun cooperation with the Iranian Ministry of Science Research and Technology, Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) and a number of Iranian universities in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in earthquake, said the chief representative of JICA Iran Office.Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:14:00 +0200iran-daily-c684e148d4479e6ca06817266bb07252iran-dailyen33.334 44.3978NaturalDisastersEnvironmentCrisisResponseInternational Cooperation AgencyTehran UniversityCooperation AgencyWorld WarJapanese governmentEmergencyIran DailyThird WorldAmir Kabir UniversityAmir KabirWorld War II20180926201400https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/weathering-storm-powerful-lessons-caribbeanFlorence, Joyce, Mangkhut and Olivia. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, raging tropical storms continue to threaten the wellbeing of millions around the world. The death and destruction caused by tropical storms are a stark reminder of coastal communities’ vulnerability to natural hazards and of the....Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:34:00 +0200reliefWeb-725f2801df1a04870c8147997b7a0dc0reliefWeben18.54299 -72.343102HaitiReconstructionUNbodiesEnvironmentClimateActionNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidAndrew MortonGlobal Climate Risk Index20180925063400http://www.nrttv.com/EN/News.aspx?id=4227&MapID=1. SULAIMANI A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Kurdistan Region on Monday (September 17), the region’s meteorology and seismology said. The General-Directorate of Meteorology and Seismology of the Kurdistan Region said in a statement that it had registered the quake at the depth of seven kilometers at 12:26 p.Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:44:00 +0200nrttv-99c9290b98b4738ecef15ca7a39c6315nrttven35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersWHOKurdistan Region20180917154400http://www.irna.ir/en/News/83068039'Iran and Indonesia have the biggest Muslim population in the world and they maintain cooperation, including the religion even there are some differences in the way to worship or other things we are in the unity and respect each other,' Naisaburi said in an exclusive interview with the Islamic....Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:29:00 +0200irna-c22d1448cd8f3c8b110f6caa6d99fe74irnaenNaturalDisastersIRNAIslamic RepublicNews Agency20181016152900http://www.irna.ir/en/News/83066963Sigit Witjaksono made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) which was held on the sidelines of the 2018 Familiarization Trip Media Iran (Oct 5-12). Referring to the way how Iranian culture is influencing Indonesian city of Aceh, Witjaksono said 'actually....Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:21:00 +0200irna-ba292709257717bbcb8568ebefbbc662irnaen4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751NaturalDisastersIRNAIslamic RepublicNews Agency20181015192100https://en.trend.az/iran/2958369.htmlHead of Structural and Earthquake Research Center (SERC) of Amirkabir University of Technology said on Saturday that the Japanese government would invest $150 mn for earthquake engineering studies in Iran, reports. IRNA Numerous researches are carried out every day in the field of earthquake....Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:16:00 +0200trendnews-az-ed6f66758a9b9d604b64ff1244916a38trendnews-azen34.308159 47.05732NaturalDisastersInternational Cooperation AgencyCooperation AgencyIRNAIslamic RepublicNews AgencyJapanese governmentAmirkabir UniversityAmirkabir University of Technology20180929131600https://www.azernews.az/region/138359.htmlBy Trend. Head of Structural and Earthquake Research Center (SERC) of Amirkabir University of Technology said on Saturday that the Japanese government would invest $150 mn for earthquake engineering studies in Iran, reports. IRNA Numerous researches are carried out every day in the field of....Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:15:00 +0200azernews-76d9be35abda6541e94fc44b5be1b860azernewsen34.308159 47.05732NaturalDisastersInternational Cooperation AgencyCooperation AgencyIRNAIslamic RepublicNews AgencyJapanese governmentAmirkabir UniversityAmirkabir University of Technology20180929131500https://reliefweb.int/report/iran-islamic-republic/59-schools-re-opened-quake-hit-regions-western-iranKermanshah, Sept 23, IRNA – Fifty-nine newly-built schools were inaugurated on Sunday in quake-stricken regions of Kermanshah Province in western Iran concurrent with the start of the new school year in the country. President Hassan Rouhani addressed via a video conference the provincial officials,....Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:46:00 +0200reliefWeb-885444ef24e1a904e45ad5ef4b21b56breliefWeben34.308159 47.05732NaturalDisastersHassan RouhaniIRNAIslamic Republic20180924084600https://reliefweb.int/report/world/115000-people-evacuate-indian-ocean-wide-tsunami-exerciseA record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) as part of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigations System (IOTWMS).Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:21:00 +0200reliefWeb-6e09736f2f97615f04a19aeacf3b1af5reliefWeben35.7745 51.4477UNbodiesCrisisResponseNaturalDisastersUNESCOInformation ManagementIslamic RepublicIndian Ocean Tsunami WarningKish IslandMember States20180918112100http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/115000_people_evacuate_in_the_indian_ocean_wide_tsunami_exe/A record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) as part of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigations System (IOTWMS).Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:33:00 +0200unesco-a57bcf6a984cbb6fc9c1791510c2925cunescoen35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUNbodiesUNESCOInformation ManagementIslamic RepublicIndian Ocean Tsunami WarningKish IslandMember States20180918043300