SIX months have passed since a massive earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, razed a large area of Khorasan province in eastern Iran on 10 May 1997. The final death toll was put at more...
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Situation Report Chile Earthquake
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs SITUATION: An Oct. 14 earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit northern...
Reconstruction
Weekly News The Chilean Red Cross launched a national appeal for the reconstruction of houses in the area of Coquimbo, which was severely hit by an earthquake last week. The earthquake killed eight...
Chile Earthquake Situation Report No. 1
Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0533 1. The earthquake that hit Chile on 14 October 1997 at 21.04 hours/local time (October 15 at 01.04 hours GMT) with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter Scale affected mainly the...
Sismo en Chile informe de situacion #3
Situacion general: El ministerio del interior de Chile informa que el Numero de personas damnificas por el sismo ocurrido el dia 14 del presente mes asciende a la suma de 31931, de las cuales 674 se...
Sismo en Chile informe de situacion #2
El 14 de Octubre a las 22:03 horas un sismo afecto a gran parte del territorio Chileno, siendo mas intenso en la IV region donde los danos y afectacion a la Poblacion han sido de consideracion. Las...
Terremoto en Chile informe de situacion #1
La primera informacion que nos proviene de Chile indica que el terremoto de chile tuvo una magnitud estimada a 6 en la escala de Richter. El epicentro se encuentra a unos 500 a norte de Santiago de...
Situation Report No. 6
appeal no. 10/97 period covered: July - August The Iranian Red Crescent Society is continuing to assist with meeting the food, water, shelter and other relief needs of some 50,000 earthquake victims...
Iran Earthquake Update No.2
Iran - South Khorasan Earthquake - MEIN71 Dear Friends, This update contains information from ACT/MECC progress and financial reports concerning emergency assistance provided to victims of the...
United Nations efforts facilitate early warning of several destructive earthquakes in China during April
Press Release IHA/632* 19970731 NEW YORK, 31 July (Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development) -- For the past two years, the United Nations has encouraged cutting-edge technology...
Venezuela Earthquake
(Excerpt) Weekly News Nearly 70 Venezuelan Red Cross (VRC) staff and volunteers are continuing rescue efforts and assistance to victims of last week's earthquake, which left more than 80 people dead,...
Aid to Earthquake Victims in Iran
New York, July 17, 1997 -- Lutheran World Relief quilts will cover earthquake victims in Iran, thanks to LWR's collaboration with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). A shipment of quilts valued at...
Aid to Earthquake Victims in Iran
New York, July 17, 1997 -- Lutheran World Relief quilts will cover earthquake victims in Iran, thanks to LWR's collaboration with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). A shipment of quilts valued at...
Venezuela Earthquake Situation Report No. 4
Ref:DHAGVA - 97/0457 Situation 1. The emergency phase is over. National and regional authorities are preparing a plan for the rehabilitation and reconstruction stages. 2. Final death toll expected to...
Venezuela Earthquake Situation Report No. 3
Situation 1. The authorities report that the entire population of Cariaco (approximately 15, 000 people) has been affected. Totality of housing in Cariaco damaged, 80 per cent of the only existing...
UNDP and DHA help Venezuela to assess earthquake damage
UNDP FLASH! Following the devastating earthquake that struck the northeast coastal region of Venezuela on Wednesday, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Caracas Ricardo...
III informe del Terremoto en Venezuela
Estimados colegas: En relacion al sismo ocurrido el dia 9 de Julio en el Estado de Sucre - Venezuela y con las actualizaciones de la informacion al dia 11 de Julio a las 7:00 a.m podemos informar lo...
Venezuela Earthquake Situation Report No. 2
Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0450 Situation 1. The areas most affected by the earthquake of 9 July 1997 are the towns of Cumaná (capital of State of Sucre), Cariaco, and Casanay. Other areas affected to a lesser...
Venezuelan Rescuers Pump Air into Quake Ruins
By Omar Lugo CARIACO, Venezuela (Reuter) - Search teams pumped oxygen Friday into the mangled ruins of an office block flattened by an earthquake that killed at least 68 people in eastern Venezuela,...
Venezuela: Earthquake Situation Report No. 1
The United States Geological Survey reports that an earthquake occurred in Venezuela on 9 July at 19.24 GMT (15.24 local time). Preliminary hypocentre: latitude 10.4 North, longitude 63.5 West...