Tag: earthquake

• Thursday, March 10th 2011 - 22:26 UTC

  New Zealand cuts basic interest rate to help with earthquake recovery

  

  New Zealand's central bank has cut the cost of borrowing to try to reduce the economic impact of the earthquake in Christchurch, the country's second largest city. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the key interest rate 0.5 points to 2.5%.

• Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  About 70.000 people, 20% of the population have fled from Christchurch

  

  About 70,000 people, or 20% of the population, have fled Christchurch, New Zealand's second-largest city, since last week's devastating earthquake, Mayor Bob Parker said Friday.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 17:21 UTC

  Insurers’ bill for the New Zealand earthquake climbs to 12 billion USD

  

  One of the world's biggest re-insurers Swiss Re described the New Zealand earthquake as a ''significant event'' for the global insurance industry, as it warned insurance losses from the disaster could top 12 billion US dollars.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:40 UTC

  Quake’s knock to NZ economy estimated in 9 to 12 billion US dollars

  

  The Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, says emergency teams in Christchurch are now focusing on recovering bodies, rather than finding survivors of the earthquake.
  He has confirmed that 98 people are known to have been killed in the recent earthquake, and more than 200 others are still missing.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 14:44 UTC

  NZ quake kills 65; 100 people trapped in the rubble; major glacier cracks

  

  More than 100 people are believed to be trapped in rubble after a deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, killing at least 65 people.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 06:19 UTC

  “Multiple fatalities” as quake strikes New Zealand’s second city at busy mid-day

  

  Rescuers dug frantically for bodies and people trapped after a major 6.3 earthquake caused “multiple” deaths in New Zealand's second city of Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 16:29 UTC

  Chile exports increase 30% in 2010, led by copper and lumber sales

  

  Chile achieved a record year for exports in 2010, according to a report by ProChile. Exports in 2010 were valued to be 69.6 billion US dollars, up nearly 30% from the 2009 figure, 53.7 billion USD.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 02:19 UTC

  Half a Million Chileans Fall into Poverty Following Earthquake

  

  Chile’s Planning Minister Felipe Kast and Housing Minister Magdalena Matte met yesterday at Cerro Navia to announce the results of Chile’s Post Earthquake Survey (EPT). The survey’s aim was to measure the social impact of the February. 27, 2010, 8.8-magnitude earthquake on poverty, property, and psychological well-being in Chile.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 17:46 UTC

  UNASUR Statement in Support of Haiti One Year after the January 12, 2010 Earthquake

  

  The Member States of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) wish to express their continued support to the Government and people of Haiti in the extremely difficult circumstances that have prevailed since the devastation caused by the fateful earthquake that struck the country on January 12, 2010.One year later, we join with the people of Haiti and the world over in remembering the victims of that tragedy.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 16:59 UTC

  Impact of Rainfall in Brazil Is Worse Than That of Chilean Earthquake

  

  The torrential rainfall that Brazil has been experiencing for the past week has had an even bigger impact on the population than that of the earthquake Chile experienced in 2010, said a member of the military who had worked in Chile and now runs a makeshift hospital where victims of the worst natural disaster that Brazil has experienced are being treated.