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://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enTropical Cyclone KAMMURI (named TISOY in the Philippines) is moving west over the Philippine Sea, approaching the eastern coast of Luzon and Visayas Islands (Bicol Region, central Philippines). On 2 December at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 270 km east of Sorsogon City in Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 170 km/h.Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:40:00 +0100EC-609e70e93730df0f3df2a2ece5d7037fECen14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersCivilProtectionPACICRCFoodSecurityFoodAidTerroristAttackMigrationCommunicableDiseasesUNbodiesEU-AfricaEU-PacificEU-AsiaPhilippine SeaCivil ProtectionMedical TeamICRCInternational CommitteeEmergencyHealth OrganisationRed CrossEUMinistry of HealthMinistry of DefenceUNICEFWorld Health OrganisationCyclone Rita20191203044000https://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enThe number of affected people has risen to 250,000 after widespread floods and flash floods hit several parts of the country, Djibouti City in particular. Up to 5,000 people that were evacuated are now returning to their homes, but 100,000 are still in need of assistance.Sat, 30 Nov 2019 04:59:00 +0100EC-9b252a55a5be912b67271493cc3cf58cECen11.59407 43.14518CommunicableDiseasesICRCMigrationTerroristAttackNaturalDisastersUNbodiesCivilProtectionFoodSecurityFoodAidPACEU-AfricaEU-PacificEU-AsiaCivil ProtectionMedical TeamICRCInternational CommitteeEmergencyHealth OrganisationRed CrossEUMinistry of HealthMinistry of DefenceUNICEFWorld Health OrganisationCyclone Rita20191130045900https://reliefweb.int/report/tonga/tsunami-evacuation-preparedness-drill-patangata-and-popua-community-thursday-28th28th November, 2019 TONGAN The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) under the Ministry of MEIDECC, planned and organized a tsunami evacuation drill today with the participation of nearly 300 residents of Popua and Patangata communities. Managing the drill were representatives from the Tsunami....Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:17:00 +0100reliefWeb-e7b0c67c93740882f5855675d3700801reliefWeben52.83046 173.298203NaturalDisastersRed CrossNational Emergency ManagementCommunication DepartmentEmergency20191128071700https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-tonga-119111000163_1.htmlAn earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No casualties have been reported. The quake was registered on Saturday at 11:24 GMT about 91 miles to the....Sun, 10 Nov 2019 07:43:00 +0100business-standard-b6207966504704b07e48af304fd7868fbusiness-standarden-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191110074300https://www.foxnews.com/science/volcanic-eruption-creates-new-pacific-island-sinks-anotherThe former island of Lateiki is now submerged, according to the news website Matangi Tonga. The website reports, citing geologist Taaniela Kula, that the new Lateiki island is about 328 feet wide and 1,312 feet long. The new island appeared 394 feet west of its smaller, now submerged predecessor. The earlier Lateiki island first appeared in 1995.Thu, 07 Nov 2019 23:03:00 +0100foxnews-2456f808fe52f96aad15ee708b44b343foxnewsenNaturalDisastersNASAFox News20191107230300https://reliefweb.int/report/world/echo-factsheet-pacific-region-november-2019Introduction. Natural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. The pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, and Vanuatu) rank among the world's worst affected in terms of casualties and people impacted by disasters.Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:53:00 +0100reliefWeb-82f760c4a077c416f753c8bf290db2cfreliefWeben-9.48177 147.184NaturalDisastersClimateChangeCrisisResponseEnvironmentFloodingCivilProtectionEU-PacificEuropean UnionEU20191107145300https://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. The pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, and Vanuatu) rank among the world’s worst affected in terms of casualties and people impacted by disasters.Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:05:00 +0100EC-cb94d273bd940f428fa87a52f113372eECen-9.48177 147.184CivilProtectionClimateChangeCrisisResponseEnvironmentFloodingNaturalDisastersEU-Pacific20191106050500https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/06/news/world/powerful-quakes-jolt-chile-tonga/653849/SANTIAGO, Chile: A strong earthquake caused buildings to sway in Chile’s capital on Monday as thousands of people marched in the city’s center to demand better social services and less economic inequality. There were no immediate reports of damages from the quake and the navy discounted any threat of a tsunami.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:18:00 +0100manilatimes-df32484c6c7a11b57cc1d9d33f186658manilatimesen-33.475 -70.6475NaturalDisasters20191105191800https://news.yahoo.com/6-6-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-tonga-060545914.htmlA 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 08:19:00 +0100news-yahoo-c38f7b4989c92d93bc895aed540d2027news-yahooen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105081900http://www.bssnews.net/?p=297810NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga, Nov 5, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow undersea quake hit about 134 kilometres (83....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:51:00 +0100bssnews-ab99ab0fca9ae182bcb97edef87af981bssnewsen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105055100https://www.thesundaily.my/world/6-6-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-tonga-EF1575611NUKU’ALOFA: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow undersea quake hit about 134km west of Neiafu, the country’s second-largest town.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:37:00 +0100thesundaily-c5cf53d0467c595fb46262d6440b87a4thesundailyen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105043700http://www.met.gov.my/content/pdf/siaranmedia/english/05%20November%202019-Strong%20Earthquake%20in%20Tonga%20Islands%20at%2005%20November%202019%20on%2006.43am.pdfJMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Ruj. Kami: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.16(34) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in Tonga Islands A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred near Tonga Islands at 6:43am (Malaysian Local Time) on 5 November 2019 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 18.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:24:00 +0100met-my-7256c65bbfba7548af0dfe5a398ea7cdmet-myen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105042400http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2019/11/05/6-6-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-Tonga-USGS-.htmlA 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The United States Geological Survey said the shallow undersea quake hit about 134 kilometers (83 miles) west of Neiafu, the country’s second-largest town.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:54:00 +0100alarabiya-en-a1fc7721e2f145d15eacac93952d7e96alarabiya-enen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105015400https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/402561/quake-off-tonga-no-tsunami-threatThere's been a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off Tonga. The 6.9 earthquake was centred 131km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga, the USGS said. Photo: USGS. The quake was shallow, estimated at a depth of just 10 kilometres by the Pacific Tsunami Center in Hawaii. It was 130km to the west of the Vava'u group and the centre reports there is no tsunami threat.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:45:00 +0100rnzi-3430afb6b4624d060e6277f9cb6aa8c2rnzien-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105004500https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/11/04/breaking-news/magnitude-6-9-quake-off-tonga-poses-no-tsunami-threat-to-hawaii/COURTESY USGS. This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the approximate location of today’s magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Tonga. A magnitude 6.6 quake struck off Tonga in the South Pacific but did not generate a Pacific-side tsunami, officials on Oahu said this afternoon. The quake, which struck at about 12:44 p.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:42:00 +0100HonululuAdvertiser-db0036d9ea4374e5c41079332d1de560HonululuAdvertiseren-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105004200https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/11/strong-quake-strikes-off-tonga.htmlA strong earthquake has struck off Tonga, just 130km from Neiafu - the second-largest town. The magnitude 6.6 quake happened at a depth of just over 10km on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey agency reports. "A strong earthquake with shallow depth source location occurred 289km....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:33:00 +0100newshub-7b26f948925f3f08c2b9c0bf928dddeanewshuben-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20191105003300https://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2644599-20191105-pacifique-seisme-magnitude-66-large-archipel-tongaUn séisme de magnitude 6,6 a été détecté au large de l'archipel des Tonga (Illustration). — HARTMANN CHRISTIAN/SIPA. Un séisme de magnitude 6,6 s’est produit ce mardi au large des côtes de l’archipel des Tonga , dans l’océan Pacifique, selon des sources concordantes.Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:41:00 +010020minutes-fb228c9ba18812a09989ab0dbbbd389e20minutesfr-21.136 -175.216Earthquake magnitude earthquake of 6,6 off the archipelago of Tonga the earthquake should not have caused damage important and no warning tsunami was triggeredEarthquake magnitude earthquake of 6,6 off the archipelago of Tonga the earthquake should not have caused damage important and no warning tsunami was triggeredNaturalDisastersUNbodies20191105164100https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/sociedad/terremoto-magnitud-6-6-sacude-aguas-pacifico-cerca-tonga_1197633.htmlUn terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13 kilómetros y a unos 284....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:47:00 +0100elperiodicoextremadura-df31efe60e79be0bcecc7e13f4b63716elperiodicoextremaduraes-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105054700https://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/sociedad/terremoto-magnitud-6-6-sacude-aguas-pacifico-cerca-tonga_1255676.htmlUn terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13 kilómetros y a unos 284....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:45:00 +0100elperiodicomediterraneo-df31efe60e79be0bcecc7e13f4b63716elperiodicomediterraneoes-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105054500https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/sociedad/terremoto-magnitud-6-6-sacude-aguas-pacifico-cerca-tonga_1334024.htmlUn terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13 kilómetros y a unos 284....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:43:00 +0100diarioCordoba-df31efe60e79be0bcecc7e13f4b63716diarioCordobaes-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of magnitude 6,6 shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105054300http://aguasdigital.com/actualidad/leer.php?idnota=15936491&t=eBangkok, 5 nov (EFE).- Un terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:59:00 +0100aguasdigital-dc2152e3dbba2d75c2227e8ce16f855aaguasdigitales-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105045900https://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20191105/terremoto-sacude-aguas-pacifico-cerca-tonga-7714751Un terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga , un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13 kilómetros y a unos 284....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:43:00 +0100elperiodico-8e5e101dc47ae2db7c86644de4e05848elperiodicoes-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of magnitude 6,6 world-shaking pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of magnitude 6,6 world-shaking pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105044300https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/sociedad/un-terremoto-de-6-grados-sacude-las-aguas-del-pacifico-cerca-tonga/10004-4103219?utm_source=wwwefecom&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssUn terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13 kilómetros y a unos 284....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:29:00 +0100efe-agencia-227cfd11c3847096fe7ab65c262b1852efe-agenciaes-21.136 -175.216Tonga earthquake - an earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaTonga earthquake - an earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105042900https://www.milenio.com/internacional/asia-y-oceania/sacude-sismo-6-6-tonga-descartan-tsunamiUn sismo de magnitud 6.6 se produjo frente a la costa del archipiélago de Tonga , en el Océano Pacífico , sin provocar una alerta de tsunami, según varias fuentes. Prelim M6.6 Earthquake Tonga Nov-04 22:43 UTC, updates https://t.co/kpSRav0Vbo — USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) November 4, 2019 El....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:23:00 +0100milenio-99d2cd1cc64d7ade1df212bdeba6b0dbmilenioes-21.136 -175.216Quake shakes 6.6 in Tonga; discarded tsunamiQuake shakes 6.6 in Tonga; discarded tsunamiNaturalDisastersUNbodies20191105042300https://www.elconfidencial.com/ultima-hora-en-vivo/2019-11-05/un-terremoto-de-6-6-grados-sacude-las-aguas-del-pacifico-cerca-de-tonga_2698479/Bangkok, 5 nov (EFE).- Un terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:17:00 +0100elconfidencial-ee8681036245086e8c93023cff5803d9elconfidenciales-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105041700https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/internacional/un-terremoto-de-66-grados-sacude-las-aguas-del-pacifico-cerca-de-tonga-HH15128186Bangkok, 5 nov (EFE).- Un terremoto de 6,6 grados de magnitud sacudió hoy las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 13....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:52:00 +0100diariolibre-e0899d5bfebc71e0ce71126f4153beb4diariolibrees-21.136 -175.216An earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaAn earthquake of 6,6 degrees shakes pacific waters near TongaNaturalDisasters20191105025200https://www.expreso.com.pe/mundo/terremoto-de-magnitud-6-9-sacude-el-centro-de-chile/El Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile puntualizó que el fenómeno "no reúne las condiciones necesarias para generar un tsunami en las costas del país". Un movimiento telúrico remeció el centro de Chile, este lunes a las 18:53, su epicentro se situó a 21 kilómetros al este de....Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:07:00 +0100expreso-PE-e56d615759193522c7c259f12f38fae2expreso-PEes-33.475 -70.6475Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shakes the centre of ChileEarthquake of magnitude 6.9 shakes the centre of ChileNaturalDisasters20191105020700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/53772It was just over a decade ago when she last saw the hospital mortuary packed to capacity with the bodies of the dead. The tragic sight was the aftermath of the 2009 tsunami in Samoa which left 149 people dead. Fast forward to today and the country has again been hit, but this time by a public health....Sun, 24 Nov 2019 02:27:00 +0100samoaobserver-9c810902bb779b3d5857de9a26de84a8samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisasters20191124022700http://www.pireport.org/articles/2009/10/28/australia-navy-ship-bringing-relief-samoa-tongaHeavy equipment for clean-up and rebuilding on the way. APIA, Samoa (Samoa Observer, Oct. 27, 2009) - An Australian Navy ship, HMAS Tobruk, is heading to Samoa. It departs Sydney today loaded with a range of goods, equipment and relief aid to support Samoa and Tonga following the tsunami that devastated the region on 29 September.Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:36:00 +0100pidp-bd2089ff740e51b9dc5c40877721f4cfpidpen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersMurray McCullyJohn Faulkner20191118233600https://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/nacional/shoa-descarto-tsunami-en-chile-tras-sismo-en-el-pacifico-sur/20191108/nota/3976527.aspxEl temblor se registró en la localidad de Nukualofa, en Tonga. Este viernes se registró un sismo 6.5 Richter en la localidad de Nukualofa , en Tonga, el cual generó incertidumbre en el territorio nacional. Por lo mismo, el Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada (SHOA) aclaró que no....Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:08:00 +0100adnradio-07122003c79031c8c5fd27760e520d54adnradioes-33.475 -70.6475Shoa dismissed tsunami in Chile after earthquake in the south pacificShoa dismissed tsunami in Chile after earthquake in the south pacificNaturalDisasters20191108130800https://www.lameuse.be/467630/article/2019-11-05/seisme-de-magnitude-66-au-large-de-larchipel-des-tongaUn séisme de magnitude 6,6 s’est produit mardi au large des côtes de l’archipel des Tonga, dans l’océan Pacifique, sans déclencher d’alerte au tsunami, selon des sources concordantes. Le séisme sous-marin a été enregistré à 134 km à l’ouest de Neiafu, la deuxième plus grande ville du pays, a précisé l’institut américain de géophysique (USGS).Wed, 06 Nov 2019 04:20:00 +0100lameuse-d8681940110bfe445a8d1f1287dec15elameusefr-21.136 -175.216Earthquake of magnitude 6,6 off the archipelago of TongaEarthquake of magnitude 6,6 off the archipelago of TongaNaturalDisasters20191106042000