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Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake
The New York Times   30 October 2020   Greece   Samos  
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Izmir into the night.Credit...Usame Ari/Getty Images
<p>Rescue workers scrambled into the early morning Saturday in a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged ...
Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatau erupts – as it happened
The Guardian   23 December 2018   Indonesia   Sunda Strait  
<p>At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia&rsquo;s Sunda Strait.<br />Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.<br ...
Tornado lashes Italian coast as storms kill two
BBC NEWS   08 November 2016   Italy   Europe  
Tornado (source: bbc.com)
<p>Two people were killed as areas of Italy were struck by appalling weather.</p> <div class="hide-wrapper extra-content"> <p>An Indian man died when a tornado lashed Ladispoli on the coast north of Rome. Another man died when a tree fell on his car and many ...
St Albans sinkhole opens up on residential street
The Independent   01 October 2015   UK   St Albans City  
sinkhole appeared on a residential street overnight
<p>A massive sinkhole has appeared on a residential street in St Albans, prompting the evacuation of at least 10 people. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service published a photograph of the hole outside two houses on what looks to be a residential street. The ...
SafeChania 2015: The Knowledge Triangle in the Civil Protection Service (Education, Research, Innovation)
Safe Chania   23 April 2015   Greece   Crete  
SageChania Conference
<p>The international workshop: &laquo;SafeChania 2015: The Knowledge Triangle in the Civil Protection Service" will be held on 10-12 June 2015 at the Venetian Harbor of Chania in the island of Crete in Greece.</p> <p>The workshop focuses on the integration ...