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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
Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.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
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  
At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait.Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.
Tornado lashes Italian coast as storms kill two
BBC NEWS   08 November 2016   Italy   Europe  
Tornado (source: bbc.com)
Two people were killed as areas of Italy were struck by appalling weather. 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
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
The international workshop: «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. The workshop focuses on the integration ...