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8.9 earthquake devastates Japan, Costa Rica on tsunami alert
Japan suffered the worst earthquake ever recorded followed by powerful aftershocks and a devastating 10-meter tsunami wave. Costa Rica on tsunami alert.
Plans to Rebuild Haiti Expected Soon
(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 [...]
Chile begins road to recovery
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 [...]
Earthquake: Brazil comes to Chile’s aid
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 [...]
Despair leads to looting of supermarkets in wake of Chilean quake
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 [...]
Chile still reeling from 8.8 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 [...]
Shakira to build a school in Haiti
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 [...]
4.4 Quake sends rumbles through the night
by TCRN Staff The earthquake that shook parts of the country last night at 8:50 pm, was centered in the area of Quepos on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, and its magnitude reached 4.4 degrees on the Richter scale, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica. This tremor was, specifically, 15 [...]
Mixed Feelings about Granting Haitians Work Permits
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 [...]
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