2900 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://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enNatural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. Pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu) rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:45:00 +0200EC-6b7ec31e7f9c4fb1b1775f487b9fa5c520181025144500http://www.pireport.org/articles/2013/06/20/tsunami-impact-model-developed-tonga%E2%80%99s-main-islandPacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i. News Release. Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea, New Caledonia. Monday, June 17, 2013. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), with Geoscience....Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:19:00 +0200pidp-4af6a2b1a756f9db48bf857538935c6720181021131900http://www.planet-tonga.com/2018/10/16/tonga-hit-by-earthquake-days-before-royal-visit/Filed In Top News Tonga has been struck by an earthquake, just days before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are due to arrive. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to visit Tonga, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji as part of their first royal tour together.Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:07:00 +0200planettonga-04bf39c604bbc6977f32e7484d170ab520181016220700https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/social/2018/10/16/terremoto-chile-tsunami-volcan-anillo-de-fuego-del-pacifico-cinturon-sismo-temblor.htmlIndonesia en dos ocasiones, Nueva Caledonia en cuatro, Rusia, Perú, Fiji, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Vanuatu, Nueva Zelanda, Estados Unidos, Haití, Tonga y Ecuador. Así de larga es la lista de países que en los últimos tres meses se han visto sacudidos por fuertes sismos, todos mayores a los 6,0 de....Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:24:00 +0200publimetro-1fbfac09db01b90b4c1a43e32540359220181016172400