SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Volcanoes at fault if the Earth slips
Apr 22, 2022 (SPX)
An investigation of earth displaced by the series of quakes has offered potentially new clues into seismic activity in regions close to volcanoes. The study has...
5.7 quake shakes southern Bosnia, felt across Balkans
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
The shallow quake struck at 21:07 GMT and was centred 14 kilometres (nine miles) northeast of the town of Ljubinje, the USGS said. There were no immediate repor...
6.7-magnitude quake strikes off Nicaragua coast: USGS
Apr 21, 2022 (AFP)
The quake hit at 1:42 am (0742 GMT) at a depth of 25.3 kilometers (15.7 miles), with the epicenter located about 38 miles from the coastline, according to USGS ...
'Tanganyika is vomiting': Burundians flee as lake rises
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
She could never have foreseen what happened in April 2020. Returning from working in the fields, Irakoze found her home in northwest Burundi was under the water...
South African flood victims struggle with despair, More troops deployed
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
In vain: A pick-up truck, stuck on the wrong side of the gigantic mound, was still unable to pass. Inhabitants of KwaNdengezi, a township west of Durban, have b...
Toll hits 448 in S.Africa floods, relief effort falters
Apr 19, 2022 (AFP)
Following up a declaration of a national state of disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched top ministers to the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) pro...
10,000 soldiers in South Africa flood relief effort
Apr 18, 2022 (AFP)
A week after unprecedented rain began to pound the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the death toll stood at 443, and rescue workers said hopes o...
Flood-struck S.Africans seek Easter Sunday divine 'refuge' - toll rises to 443
Apr 17, 2022 (AFP)
Inanda, a rural township 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Durban's central business district, was one of the areas devastated by heavy flooding that ha...
More rain in South Africa's flood-ravaged southeastern region
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
Floodwaters engulfed parts of the southeastern coastal city of Durban this week ripping apart roads, destroying hospitals and sweeping away homes and those trap...
Strong quake rocks southern Greece
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 8pm local time, was 46 kilometres (28 miles) west, southwest of the island which lies opposite the southeastern tip ...
South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing
Apr 15, 2022 (AFP)
The floods, which affected nearly 41,000, left a trail of destruction and at least 395 people dead, regional head of the disaster managing ministry Sipho Hlomuk...
Damaged roads and bridges hamper aid for S. Africa flood victims
Apr 14, 2022 (AFP)
At least 306 people died when the heaviest rainfall in six decades swept away homes and destroyed infrastructure in the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal provinc...
A swarm of 85,000 earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca submarine volcano
Apr 14, 2022 (SPX)
Led by Simone Cesca from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) Potsdam, researchers from Germany, Italy, Poland and the United States were involved. ...
'Everything is gone': S.Africa's flood victims search for shelter
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
"Everything is gone," repeated Sinethemba Duka, 31, over and over, sporting a grey floppy hat and a salmon coloured golf shirt -- having salvaged only a few pie...
Durban cleans up after record floods hit South Africa
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
The heaviest rains in over 60 years forced sub-Saharan Africa's most important port to halt operations, as a main access road suffered heavy damage. Shipping co...
At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides
Apr 12, 2022 (AFP)
Days of pounding rain have flooded several areas and shut dozens of roads across the southeastern city, while landslips have caused train services across KwaZul...
Nearly 60 dead in South Africa floods
Apr 12, 2022 (AFP)
The country's meteorologists forecasted more "disruptive" rains on the way Tuesday night but expected the "rainfall system" to weaken "considerably" on Wednesda...
Climate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms: study
Apr 11, 2022 (AFP)
Three tropical cyclones and two tropical storms hit Southeast Africa in just six weeks in the first months of this year, causing widespread flooding. More than ...
Colombian flooding kills 12, two missing: authorities
Apr 08, 2022 (AFP)
The flooding at Abriaqui in the Antioquia department surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on Wednesday evening, Mayor Hector Urrego told local...
Residents evacuate as floods threaten Sydney suburbs
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
Residents in several suburbs of Sydney's south and southwest were told to leave for safety as fast-flowing rivers rose. "We have seen exceptionally sharp, short...
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