earthquakes

N. Korea nuclear test site may be a 'Tired Mountain': 38 North

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

North Korea's nuclear test site may be suffering from the geological condition "Tired Mountain Syndrome" following the latest in a series of atomic blasts, but it is unlikely to be abandoned, an expert website said Wednesday. The last five of Pyongyang's six nuclear tests have all been carried out under Mount Mantap at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in theRead more

Quake and storm leave ruinous human, economic toll for Mexico

Mexico - AFP

A pair of devastating earthquakes and Tropical Storm Lidia in Mexico killed more than 400 people and toppled 150,000 houses and other buildings and structures, authorities said Wednesday. The damage included almost 12,000 ruined schools to the tune of 717 million dollars. And that was in addition to 1,500 national monument structures worth about $440 million dollars. AllRead more

Psychologists help Mexico deal

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Whether wearing white lab coats, red rescue worker vests or dressed as clowns, the psychologists standing by as Mexico picks through the rubble of this week's earthquakes are ready to help a shaken nation deal with its trauma. Whole brigades of volunteer psychologists have deployed to the collapsed buildings in Mexico City where anguished families are clinging to the fadingRead more

Global disaster bill doubled in 2016

Geneva - Arab Today

Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster costs to $175 billion (161 billion euros) last year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Thursday. That was nearly double the 94 billion disasters cost in 2015, the world's number two reinsurer said, adding that only about 30 percent of last year's losses were covered by insurers. Read more

Turkey hit by 2 magnitude 5.3 quakes; 11 villages damaged

Ankara - Arab Today

Two earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 5.3 jolted Turkey’s northern Aegean Sea coast on Monday, damaging dozens of homes in 11 villages and injuring at least five people, officials said. The first quake, which was centered beneath the Aegean off the coast of the town of Ayvacik in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province, struck at 6:51 a.m., according to the government’sRead more

Egypt experience daily unfelt earthquakes

Cairo – Wafaa Lotfy

Head of the Egyptian National Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research (NIAGR) Hatem Aouda attributed the country’s recent earthquake to the existence of several earthquake hot spots including Cairo. “Egypt experience several earthquakes but they are unfelt because they are minor and range from 1 to four magnitude,” said Ouda adding that such minor earthquakes are not predictable all overRead more

Italy hotel avalanche death toll rises to 24, 5 still missing

Rome - ArabToday

At least 24 people died in an avalanche that crushed a ski resort in Italy's central Abruzzo region last week, Italian authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The official death toll was updated by the Civil Protection Department. "Among 24 victims recovered so far, there are 13 men and 11 women," civil protection official Titti Postiglione told a press conference. "Twelve ofRead more

Helicopter crashes; Italy avalanche toll 15

Farindola - Arab Today

The death toll from an avalanche that swamped an Italian mountain hotel rose to 15 on Tuesday, with 14 still missing, as a nearby helicopter crash dealt another blow to a region reeling from earthquakes and the heaviest snowfall in decades. The emergency response helicopter, which had six people onboard, came down near Campo Felice, a popular ski resort 120kmRead more

Experts advise Italians to stay vigilant amid earthquakes

Rome - Xinhua

Central Italy trembled Wednesday, with a series of earthquakes causing widespread structural damage, halting transport systems, and chasing thousands of Italians from their homes, schools, and places of work. Experts suggested Italian people should keep vigilant since more earthquakes are not impossible. It was the third time in less than five months that the middle section was shaken by aRead more