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Earthquakes have plagued Japan through the start of 2019. The latest tremor struck on the island of Kyushu on January 26. Fortunately no casualties were reported but the natural disaster followed two similar events in the country in the space of weeks. Japan welcomes thousands of British holidaymakers every year, yet could their journeys be […]
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, have rallied against a city policy demanding that owners of brick houses post warnings of potential collapse in case of an earthquake. Civil rights activists say the order targets black population. Dozens of activists led by Portland’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) took to […]
Published time: 10 Oct, 2018 23:30 Edited time: 11 Oct, 2018 00:00 A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in the sea south of the Kuril islands in the Russian Far East, US Geological Survey (USGS) data shows. Earlier estimates placed the magnitude higher, at 6.5. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 17.5km (just […]
Haiti has seen its capital, Port au Prince, rocked by a huge earthquake which has claimed 11 lives. The quake was centred around 12 miles (20 km) west-northwest of Ti Port-de-Paix off Haiti’s north coast. The president, Jovenel Moïse, confirmed the news in a statement this morning, and said: “An earthquake with a magnitude of […]
The full scope of devastation in the city of Palu in indonesia is becoming clearer, days after an earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Citing government officials, local media reported at least 1,200 people were killed, with tens of thousands displaced. Many are seeking refuge in Palu’s main airport. Local and military officials have arranged […]
Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja/ via REUTERS The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday. Dozens of people were reported to be trapped in the rubble of several hotels and a mall in the city of Palu, on Sulawesi island, which was hit by waves as high as 20 feet following the […]
Indonesia was ravaged by both a tsunami and an earthquake last night in a horrible disaster that has seen at least 384 people killed. So what’s the latest travel advice to the region? Sulawesi island, Indonesia was struck by a 7.5 magnitude quake 6.02pm local time on Friday. The earthquake triggered a tsunami in the following hour, severely […]
A young Indonesian air traffic controller stayed on duty as the earthquake shook the building, to make sure one last aircraft escaped Friday’s deadly disaster. He was fatally injured fleeing afterwards. Anthonius Gunawan Agung was the last person remaining in the air traffic control tower at Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu when the […]
The video captures the moment a huge wave ploughs into the city of Palu in Sulawesi. A number of people watching from a room on higher ground start running when the waves come in. Suddenly, a surge of water submerges a number of houses on the ground. The video then goes to black, before revealing […]
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit central Ecuador, some 94 kilometers (58 miles) south of the city of Ambato at a depth of 112 km (69 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Let’s block ads! (Why?)
