Video: People Escape from Collapsing Buildings During Latest Turkey Earthquake
Closed circuit video captured during Turkey’s earthquake on Wednesday shows people fleeing from hotels seconds before the multi-story buildings collapsed around them. At least 19 died in this latest 5.7 quake, which came just weeks after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake leveled cities in the eastern part of the country.Related: Video: 13-Year-Old Boy in Turkey Is Rescued After Five Days in Earthquake …
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Video: People Escape from Collapsing Buildings During Latest Turkey Earthquake
Should Every Home Be Built to Withstand an Earthquake?
On Nov. 6, Oklahoma experienced its biggest earthquake ever: a magnitude 5.6 temblor centered near the small town of Sparks. Fortunately, the damage was minimal — only 14 buildings and a few roads will need minor repairs — but the event, as well as the earthquake that surprised the East Coast in August, was another reminder that sizable quakes can strike many parts of the United States, not just …
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Should Every Home Be Built to Withstand an Earthquake?
National Cathedral to reopen in November, must raise $25M for earthquake repairs, operations
WASHINGTON — The earthquake-damaged Washington National Cathedral announced Tuesday that it plans to reopen on Nov. 12 but says it must raise tens of millions of dollars to fully restore the building. Three of the four spires of the gothic cathedral’s central tower were damaged during the earthquake. Intricate stonework was shaken loose, and some fell onto the building’s roof. Major cracks also …
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Mississippi task force teams hone earthquake-rescue skills in 2-day session, preparing for possible temblor
All the bridges collapsed, power lines were downed and a car was swallowed by the earth after an earthquake hit the North Mississippi area Tuesday. Although the earthquake was fictional, a task force from the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security treated it as reality as they trained during an earthquake drill in Tunica and Coahoma counties.
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Images of Haiti Ruins
The Earthquake in Haiti
The Haiti earthquake first came to my attention, thanks to a YouTube video urging people to donate whatever they can towards the victims of this natural disaster, that was measured at a devastating 7.0 Mw on the Richter scale.
Taking a heavy toll on Haiti’s infrastructure, the earthquake took place at 15:53 hrs local time on Tuesday, January 12 2010, with the epicenter located near the town of Léogâne. Almost 170,000 bodies have been recovered, and the counting still continues. Apart from human casualties, almost 20,000 commercial buildings and 225,000 residential buildings collapsed due to the ferocity of the natural disaster, specifically in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and the other settlements in the region.
Not only did the earthquake take thousands of lives that are still unaccounted for, but also the lives of the Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, the Opposition Leader Micha Gaillard as well as UN personnel and tourists. Notable buildings such as the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly Building, the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the capital and the main jail that were some of the building that collapsed in the aftermath.
However, Haiti is no stranger to natural disasters as it has a long history of recurring cyclones, tsunamis and earthquakes that have struck the island with a ferocity that can only be described as the work of Mother Nature in all its destructive glory.
With up to three million survivors still cut off from rescue efforts, rioting has only compounded the situation resulted leaving the police taking firm action to bring a state of law and order. Currently, despite the volatility of gang violence being an imminent threat, a two-week food distribution program has begun in earnest to feed the two million people in ravaged capital of Haiti.