Tag: tsunami

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Hundreds killed and injured after tsunami hits Indonesian coastal towns

  

  At least 220 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit coastal towns on Indonesia's Sunda Strait government officials say. There was no warning of the giant waves which struck at Saturday night, destroying hundreds of buildings, sweeping away cars and uprooting trees.

• Sunday, December 23rd 2018 - 14:18 UTC

  Volcano erupts, tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia - more tremors not ruled out

  

  A tsunami in Indonesia after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau Volcano killed at keast 222 people, while hundrerds more were reported either injured or missing, local authorities explained Sunday. They were cautious, though, since these are just preliminary figures.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 08:11 UTC

  Earthquake rocks Chile's Easter Island, but no tsunami

  

  An earthquake measuring 6.2 degrees on the Richter scale struck Chile's Easter Islands in the South Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, US and Chilean seismic centres reported, while an ensuing tsunami was ruled out.

• Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Quake and tsunami hit Indonesia searching for survivors and burying its dead

  

  Mass graves were being readied for hundreds of victims of an Indonesian quake and tsunami on Monday as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach desperate people still trapped under shattered buildings. The death toll nearly doubled to 832 on Sunday but was expected to rise further after a disaster that has left the island of Sulawesi reeling.

• Monday, November 14th 2016 - 07:06 UTC

  Hundreds of aftershocks follow major earthquake and tsunami in New Zealand; thousands flee to high ground

  

  A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rattled New Zealand's South Island on Monday, hours after a more powerful quake killed at least two people, damaged roads and buildings and sent thousands fleeing to higher ground. Emergency response teams were already flying by helicopter to the region at the epicenter of the original 7.8 magnitude quake, which struck just after midnight some 91 km northeast of Christchurch in the South Island, amid reports of injuries and collapsed buildings.

• Friday, September 18th 2015 - 08:25 UTC

  Quake in Chile leaves twelve dead; a million evacuated to escape high scale tsunami

  

  Coastal cities in north-central Chile suffered extensive damage from the powerful earthquake that struck the region on Wednesday night, according to aerial images released on Thursday by the police.

• Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 07:20 UTC

  Earthquake in Chile kills five; north of the country with no power or water

  

  A strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the northwestern coast of Chile, killing at least five people and setting off a small tsunami that prompted evacuations along the country's Pacific coast. Chilean Interior minister Rodrigo Peñalillo confirmed that five people had died, “four are men and a woman in Iquique and Alto Hospicio, caused by heart attack and crushing”.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 07:01 UTC

  Chile’s tsunami victims protest violently demanding government honours aid promises

  

  Residents of Dichato, Chile, capped off a week of demonstrations with violent protests to demand the government revamp assistance efforts for victims of the tsunami that devastated the area in February 2010.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 16:47 UTC

  Toyota production cuts in Mercosur plants because of Japan parts shortage

  

  Toyota executives in Brazil and Argentina announced they are cutting production at two assembly plants for three days because they don’t have enough parts from Japan due to the recent earthquake and tsunami.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:30 UTC

  Japan’s losses open excellent prospects for Chile’s coho salmon

  

  The March 9 earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of Japan’s profitable salmon industry, but Japan’s loss may be Chile’s gain. <br />
  The catastrophe directly hit the main fishing areas in the provinces of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiaba, destroying 20% of the salmon industry and completely shutting down fishing ports.