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Why Philippines and Indonesia are prone to natural hazards

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Just like Indonesia, the Philippines has a big earthquake looming in its future. This raises an important question: what makes the Philippines and Indonesia prone to natural hazards? — (MANILA, Philippines) The catastrophic damage left behind by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Palu, Indonesia still leaves people shaken to their very core. According …

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Nations Work Together to Size Up Caribbean Tsunami Hazards

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An international collaboration is using historical records and modeling to assess tsunami potential in this high-risk region — The Caribbean is known for its tropical beaches and surfing resorts, but it is not exempt from earthquakes and tsunamis. Over the past 500 years, this region may have been exposed to approximately 100 tsunamis, of which …

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Indonesia tsunami: aid finally arrives, but hopes of finding survivors fade

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Thousands of people are feared buried under mud as authorities estimate rebuilding the devastated region will cost $700m — International aid has finally started to arrive in disaster-hit Sulawesi as emergency teams cleared roads and restored power to parts of the island devastated by last week’s earthquake. But the official death toll of 1,558 is …

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What caused the Indonesia tsunami and could lives have been saved

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It may take months of research and underwater exploration to determine the cause What caused the tsunami? Scientists are still trying to determine the exact cause. The earthquake that occurred on Friday morning was not a thrust earthquake, the kind that is responsible for most tsunamis, where tectonic plates move vertically up and down and …

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‘Now it’s too late’: anger over Palu’s long wait for tsunami aid

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Without enough food, water or fuel, people are resorting to desperate measures — Muhammad Siadi had the vacant stare of someone who might have just returned from a war zone. His shirtless, wiry frame was covered in injuries: a large gash in his neck, a shaved circle around a few bumps on his head and …

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Twin earthquakes send residents fleeing on Indonesia’s Sumba

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There are no immediate reports of serious damage — (JAKARTA, Indonesia) Two quakes struck in quick succession off the southern coast of Indonesia’s Sumba island on Tuesday morning, October 2, sending startled people into the streets for safety. A shallow and moderately strong 5.9 quake struck at 2359 GMT, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) off …

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Palu tsunami: mass burials to begin amid desperate search for survivors

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Death toll expected to reach into the thousands after tsunami hit Palu and Donggala on island of Sulawesi — Authorities in Indonesia were preparing a mass burial for victims of the tsunami that hit the city of Palu as relatives of the missing searched body bags for their loved ones and the search for survivors …

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people walk past dead bodies (blue cover) a day after a tsunami hit palu

Scores killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami

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Palu’s main airport shuts down after the tsunami struck, making it difficult for rescuers to assess the damage and provide the exact number of deaths brought by the earthquake — (MAKASSAR, Indonesia) Scores of people were killed when a powerful quake and tsunami struck central Indonesia, an AFP photographer at the scene said on Saturday, …

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Lessons from Mexico’s Earthquake Early Warning System

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The devastating 2017 Puebla quake provides an opportunity to assess how citizens perceive and use the Mexico City earthquake early warning system — On 19 September 2017, an earthquake shook Mexico City with an intensity not felt since the same day 32 years before, when the 1985 magnitude 8.1 Michoacan earthquake killed more than 9,000 …

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police and rescue workers search for survivors from a house that was damaged by a landslide caused by an earthquake in atsuma town in hokkaido

Landslides after powerful 6.6-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido

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Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga says at least 4 landslides have been reported after the quake, and 6 homes have collapsed — (TOKYO, Japan) A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Thursday, September 6, triggering landslides, bringing down several houses, and killing at least one person with several dozen missing. …

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