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Three killed, dozens missing after heavy rain and landslides in Uganda
The East African   05 June 2019   Uganda   Bududa District  
Survivors wade through the mud in the aftermath of a landslide in eastern Uganda. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR
<p>At least three people were killed and dozens went missing Tuesday night following heavy rain and landslides in several villages in Bududa District, eastern Uganda.<br>Rain pounded the area for about four hours before the landslide began at about 11:30pm ...
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador’s coast; no injuries or major damage
Los Angeles Times   30 May 2019   El Salvador  
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday. (Los Angeles Times)
<p>A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early Thursday, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours.<br>Authorities initially said a small tsunami was possible, but it did not appear. Civil defense employees ...
PNG assesses damage from magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Aljazeera   15 May 2019   Papua New Guinea  
<p>Authorities in Papua New Guinea have dispatched teams in the Pacific island nation's New Britain province to monitor remote communities for casualties and assess the extent of damage after a powerful, shallow earthquake rattled coastal towns.<br />The magnitude ...
No injuries reported in massive landslide from B.C.’s Joffre Peak
<p>Provincial officials are still taking stock after a huge landslide sheared tonnes of rock from Joffre Peak, near the popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park.<br />Pictures and video from the scene show a massive, grey trail of rock debris coming from the collapsed ...
Panama earthquake: Strong quake rattles Costa Rica border - Ring of Fire on alert
Express   12 May 2019   Panama  
Panama has been struck by a strong earthquake (Image: SIDNEY SITTON)
<p>A STRONG earthquake has rattled Panama and Costa Rica, putting the Ring of Fire on alert. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake registered 6.2 magnitude. The quake struck near the city of David, near Panama&rsquo;s border ...
Strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts southern Japan
CNA   10 May 2019   Japan  
The quake's epicentre was off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture. (Image: USGS)
<p>TOKYO: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Friday (May 10), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. <br />No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage due to the quake, which struck at ...
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Aljazeera   07 May 2019   Papua New Guinea  
<p>A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, cutting power and knocking items off shelves though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.<br />The quake hit around 7:20am Tuesday (21:20 GMT Monday) 33 kilometres ...
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Ilocos Norte
CNN   06 May 2019   Philippines   Ilocos Norte  
<p>Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 6) &mdash; A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte and nearby provinces on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage.<br />The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially put ...
Philippines 6.1-magnitude earthquake leaves 11 dead, 30 feared trapped
CNN Philippines   23 April 2019   Philippines   Samar island  
Workers carry an employee to an ambulance after she became dizzy when the earthquake hit Manila.
<p>CNN-A second major quake has rattled the Philippines after an earlier 6.1-magnitude earthquake that left 11 people dead and 30 still feared trapped in the rubble.<br />The magnitude 6.3 earthquake with a depth of 53.6 miles (83.3km) was registered on the ...
Death Toll from Colombia Landslide Rises to 28
Voice of America   22 April 2019   Colombia   Cauca  
A woman searches for victims after a landslide in Rosas, Cauca department, in southwestern Colombia, April 22, 2019.
<p>BOGOTA — The death toll from a weekend landslide in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca has risen to 28 people, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday.<br>The landslide, caused by heavy rains, occurred early on Sunday morning in a ...