TOKYO, Feb 14, 2012 (AFP) – A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Japan Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was reported at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The US Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake, with an epicentre 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, was centred 166 kilometres east-northeast of Tokyo, where [...]
MEXICO CITY (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the central and Pacific coastal regions of Costa Rica early Monday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The geological survey says the quake, which hit at about 5 a.m. local time (6 a.m. EST), was felt moderately in central and western [...]
(Reuters) – Government planners and international experts are racing to produce a blueprint this week to reconstruct Haiti’s economy after the earthquake that killed up to 300,000 people and devastated its infrastructure. A team of 150 Haitian government officials and 90 international experts is to submit the plan to the government by Friday, said Doekle [...]
by TCRN Staff While rescue effort still continue and thousands have been left homeless, Chile is beginning to recover as aid efforts are being organized and critical services restored. SUPERMARKETS Supermarkets confirmed yesterday that they have sufficient supply to meet the needs of the population and that only some locations remain closed. Supermarkets Unimarc, 10 [...]
by TCRN Staff “All the solidarity of the Brazilian people” is what the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered Monday to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a brief visit to the country that saw a meeting with President Michelle Bachelet to discuss the immediate requirements facing the nation after the 8.8-degree earthquake [...]
by TCRN Staff In Concepcion desperation has led to hundreds of people looting supermarkets where the vast majority of the population has no potable water, electricity and basic necessities after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The capital of the Region of Bio-Bio in Chile was one of the hardest hit by the biggest earthquake [...]
by TCRN Staff Chile was struck yesterday by an earthquake registering 8.8 degrees on the Richter scale, one of the strongest in history, which killed at least 708, with 15 missing and leaving two million homeless. President Michelle Bachelet declared the central and southern areas of the country disaster areas where the quake occurred at [...]
by TCRN Staff The Colombian singer Shakira announced that, through the Barefoot Foundation, she will build a new school in Haiti. Thus, the famous artist joined the list of celebrities who have sympathized with the tragedy experienced by Haiti after the earthquake. This project will be supported by Architecture for Humanity, an organization will be [...]
by TCRN Staff The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Department of Migration to process work permits for Haitians living illegally in Costa Rica. This proposal aims to allow these foreigners to obtain income and send remittances home, which was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale on January [...]
by TCRN Staff The generosity of the Costa Rican community has once again shown itself. The national campaign to aid those affected by the Haitian earthquakes has received 10 tons of food, medicine, water and over $430,000 via the Red Cross of Costa Rica. The goods were collected and packaged by the national youth commission [...]
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