145630GDACS EMM News Feed 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 University students join earthquake drillhttps://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/18/news/regions/at-a-glance-regions/university-students-join-earthquake-drill/656841/The Office of Civil Defense Region 10 joined the recent nationwide simultaneous earthquake and tsunami drills at Mindanao State University-Lanao National Agricultural College. Rosauro Arnel Gonzales Jr., regional director of Northern Mindanao, said the activity seeks to raise awareness and provide adequate information on disaster response.Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:22:00 +0100manilatimes-82655d266d35a001c48c5df1700cb35720191117182200Salami highlights IRGC relief operations in quake-hit areashttps://www.tehrantimes.com/news/442059/Salami-highlights-IRGC-relief-operations-in-quake-hit-areasTEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has highlighted the IRGC’s relief operations in quake-hit areas in the northwestern province of East Azrbaijan. Major General Hossein Salami said his forces will remain in the quake-hit areas to help people as long as necessary, Tasnim reported on Saturday.Sat, 16 Nov 2019 15:21:00 +0100tehrantimes-efdfd0aafd84567e7ae7f189d7505f1d20191116152100Fear is big business: This store sells protection from fires, earthquakes, shooters and morehttps://www.sentinelsource.com/news/economy/fear-is-big-business-this-store-sells-protection-from-fires/article_2b183772-e1e0-567a-afc9-dcb114883272.htmlThe 49-year-old mother of two had stocked her home’s bedroom closets with emergency kits, each capable of sustaining a family of four for three days should a fire, earthquake or other calamity strike. Diarian had first aid supplies and search and rescue equipment.Sat, 16 Nov 2019 12:53:00 +0100sentinelsource-5c5a4a3bfed997c4e5fc2114bef8172520191116125300Tsunami warning: Britain could be hit by 30m wave - Professor warns of hazards to Britain BRITAIN could be hit by a mega-tsunami measuring up to 30 metres tall – but scientists do not...https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1204978/tsunami-2019-british-geological-survey-storrega-bgs-landslide-japanWhile many believe the British Isles are not classically associated with seismic activity such as earthquakes and tsunamis, there is evidence that it has been hit before. One such example is the Storegga landslide off the coast of Norway which led to a 20-metre high tsunami hitting the British Isles 8,200 years ago.Sat, 16 Nov 2019 10:08:00 +0100express-86482cdad3f3272d47e191ae85cfdcf620191116100800