Nocere – Earth Disasters

One person was killed at an earthquake in China’s southwestern Yunnan province as stated by the provincial relief official. According to the state media, more than 300 people were injured and 10,000 houses were toppled.

This magnitude-6 earthquake started at 7:19pm local time yesterday in Guantun Township which is about 200 kilometer (124 miles) away from the provincial city of Kunming. Tents, medicines and food have been distributed to those who homes were destroyed in this earthquake.

The earthquake has damaged 30,000 buildings across six countries in Chuxiong and 30 people were seriously injured and being treated in the hospital. 3 percents of the 216,000 buildings that collapsed in the first two days after the Sichuan quake were school. As stated by the US Geological Survey, it is a magnitude 5.7 quake with a depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Xinhua, Yunnan officials is planning to send 4,500 tents, 3,000 quilts and other relief items to the quake zone. The report also stated that team from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the China Earthquake Administration are heading to the scene.

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A recent earthquake pulled down at least 10,000 houses, making countless families homeless. According to local authority, Yunnan, south-western China, came under a 5.7 magnitude earthquake which was then followed by another eight aftershocks. Many were caught off-guard, resulting in one being killed and many others injured.

Emergency relief aids are already in place to assist the thousands that have been displaced from their homes. Manpower have been deployed as well in an event that evacuation is deemed necessary.

Last year, Sichuan province, which is just neighbouring Yunnan, experienced an earthquake that amounted to a death toll of 80,000. While the former was still in the verge of rebuilding and reconstruction, China experienced yet another devastating disaster.

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A strong undersea earth-quake measuring 5.9 in the Richter scale yesterday shook the Greek Island of Crete and was also felt in northern Egypt at a depth of 30 kilometers., officials said.

The Athens Observatory said the 12.30pm (0930 GMT) earthquake had its epicenter 450 km south of Athens and 170 km south of Iraklion, the island’s principal city. The earthquake was felt as far away as Cairo.

Crete police said the quake shook the island though no damage was reported. The tremor was also felt on the northern coast of Egypt, the director of the Egyptian geophysics research institute Salah Mohammed Mahmoud said. No damge or victims reported in Egypt.

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An earth quake of 5.8 magnitude has been reported to have hit some where south of Rhode Islands in Istanbul.

Report shows that there hasn’t been loss of life due to the incident or any major damage. The place is secure but the report of earth quake has shaken the locals there.
Local officials claim that they did not feel the quake at all and are capricious about the news.
But the Local police has confirmed that the Quake has been recorded in the ocean somewhere 30 km away from the coast. The vibrations were felt on the coast of turkey but nothing reached the land.

Warnings have been dispatched to the local weather forecasters and advance safety preparations have been alarmed for incase the quake decided to pay the people of Istanbul a visit.

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This is perhaps why the area suffers less major quakes as compared to other zones. They have implemented the use of strainmeters that can ascertain minute changes of shifts, and had so far detected 20 “slow earthquakes” – 11 of which synchronised with typhoons.

Researchers are surprised at how this part of the world seems to be less inclined to experience any large quakes – as compared to Japan, despite recurring tension.

 

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According to a latest UN report the risk of disaster worldwide is growing. Population of the world was affected due to changes of global climate, degradation of environment and disorder of the urban development. The report discourage that many lives are now in risk because the proper judgment is seldom carried out especially in developing countries. UN states that money that spent on risk reduction is the best way to decrease the number of death and harms. Although there are some natural disaster that cannot prevent such as Asian Tsunami and earthquake in china but there are still ways to reduce our risk to it.

Researches need to carry out because they still lack of knowledge about climate change and global parameters. According to the report there are impressive differences between rich and poor countries in risk assessment n reduction. For example Japan and Philippines have the same exposure of tropical cyclones but for every one death in Japan, 17 people die in the Philippines. Conclusion UN states that spending money on risk assessment and reduction is the effective investment.

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An official estimation of the total child victims in Sichuan earthquake has sparked the disbelief of many. Majority has accused the figure to be inaccurate, and could be far from the actual death toll. Though officials have repeatedly explained that the figure is genuine, many remain skeptical. Aside from the release of death toll, the government now suggests that the collapse of substantial number of school buildings might not be due to human negligence.

Investigators commented that the collapse might have been caused by other factors, however, the actual reason has yet to be confirmed. Some parents accused the authorities for trying to cover up the mistakes , judging from the fact that most collapsed infrastructures were school buildings.

China Sichuan is still undergoing recovery and restoration works from the destruction of last year’s earthquake.

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Many have suffered in the massive quake that shaked China just a year ago. After a year of recovery and retrieving works, local authorities have decided to announce the estimated death toll of child victims. It has always been a top concern over the death toll of child victims, as much of the bulidings that have collapsed were school’s infrastructures.

Government authorities put the figure at 5,335, however, many believe that the actual number could have been higher. Though many have doubts with regards to the figure, local officials reassured the public that the figure was gathered via legal means.

Parents of child victims are now seeking redress over the responsibility of poorly constructed infrastructures. They have traced the cause to be of local corruption, while demanding for involved personnels to be punished.

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