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11 Sep 2009

Lebanon
Lebanon: LAF and UNIFIL conduct joint exercise in natural disaster response

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— UN Interim Force in Lebanon
Naqoura, Lebanon - An exercise in large-scale disaster response was conducted on 10-11 August jointly by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in cooperation with a number of government and non-government organizations in the village of Srifa in south Lebanon.

The two-day exercise entitled "United Beacon" was based on a fictitious scenario of an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale, resulting in several casualties in southern Lebanon.

The exercise aimed at enhancing the coordinated

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12 Feb 2004

Israel
Quake adds to Israeli fears amid warning 'big one' is on its way

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— Agence France-Presse
by Charly Wegman

JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (AFP) - Their nerves already stretched taut by fear of Palestinian attacks, Israelis are now having to contend with a new danger to their lives with warnings that an earthquake on Wednesday could be the precursor of much worse to come.

"Israel Trembles", "The Earth Moved", "Panic" were some of the headlines on the front-pages of the Israeli dailies Thursday after the temblor which registered 4.5 on the Richter scale, relegating the killing of 15 Palestinians by

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11 Feb 2004

Jordan + 3 others
Jordan & neighboring countries: Earthquake Information Bulletin No. 1/04

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— IFRC
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The Situation

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter

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11 Feb 2004

Israel + 4 others
Moderate earthquake rocks Middle East countries

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur
Tel Aviv/Amman (dpa) - A moderate earthquake rocked countries in the Middle East on Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic.
There were no reports of serious casualties or serious damage from the mid-morning tremor, which was felt in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The epicentre of the quake was in the northern Dead Sea region, bordering Israel and Jordan, Israeli radio reports said.

''There was a feeling the earth was opening its mouth and we were sliding into the Dead Sea'' a resident of the area

Deutsche Presse Agentur:

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11 Feb 2004

Jordan + 2 others
Earthquake shakes buildings from Amman to Gaza

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— Agence France-Presse
JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (AFP) - A strong earth tremor shook the Middle East Wednesday, being felt from the Jordanian capital to Gaza City and sparking instances of panic but no casualties, correspondents reported.
Israel's public radio, quoting seismologists, said the quake, which occurred at around 0810 GMT, measured 4.5 degrees on the Richter scale, with the epicentre north of the Dead Sea.

In Amman employees rushed out of their offices into the street as buildings shook, and telephone lines were disrupted.

In Jerusalem buildings were evacuated

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