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Tsunamis Devastate South Asia

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:34 +0200

.::Asia-Pacific plans regional exercises for disasters (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday called for greater coordination in dealing with natural disasters, including deploying military resources, in a region prone to earthquakes, cyclones and tsunamis.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:37:42 +0200

.::Asia-Pacific eyes coordinated disaster relief work (AP) ::.

AP - Asia-Pacific powers on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to pool their military and civilian resources for disaster responses in a region beset by cyclones, earthquakes and floods.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:58 +0200

.::Strong quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring several people, burying three cars under a landslide and cutting off electric power to at least 10,000 homes, media reports and officials said.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:39:01 +0200

.::Strong quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami (AP) ::.

AP - A strong earthquake with a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the nation's weather agency said.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:46:30 +0200

.::WITNESS: Hell's kitchen: mining sulfur in a volcano (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Ed Davies is deputy bureau chief Indonesia, where many live with smoldering volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. He joined Reuters in 1996 in Hong Kong and has also been based in Singapore and South Korea. In the following story, he describes spending a day with the sulfur miners of an East Java volcano.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:53:30 +0200

.::Moderate earthquake hits Indonesia's Central Java (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - A quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia's Central Java, but there was no tsunami risk or reports of damage, the country's meteorological agency said on Sunday.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:17:14 +0200

.::Thailand stages tsunami drill in Phuket (AFP) ::.

AFP - Sirens blared Monday across the resort isle of Phuket as Thailand tested its new tsunami warning system meant to prevent a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean tragedy.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:54:27 +0200

.::Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean, no tsunami threat (AFP) ::.

AFP - A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:17:58 +0200

.::Quake hits remote Indian islands, no tsunami alert (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - A strong earthquake shook India's remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of damage, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services said on Friday. "The magnitude is 6.3 and it's centred in the Andaman Islands," Srinivas Kumar, an official at the centre, told Reuters.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:03:19 +0200

.::Strong earthquake hits India's Andaman Islands (AP) ::.

AP - A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off India's Andaman Islands on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials and police said.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:16:34 +0200

.::Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off India islands: USGS (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday off India's Andaman Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:42:11 +0200

.::Nuclear test ban data to help in tsunami warning (AFP) ::.

AFP - The body that oversees the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty offered its unique know-how Wednesday to countries that ring the Pacific Ocean to warn them of killer tsunamis.