Category Archives: disaster

Indonesia: Aceh – Major Earthquake & Tsunami Warning

The following article reports on a massive earthquake off Aceh in Indonesia. The earthquake measured 8.7 and tsunami warnings have been issued around the Indian Ocean.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-11/strong-quake-strikes-off-aceh/3944352

USA: Tornado Season Update

The following article includes a number of ‘very good’ photos of damage caused by the tornadoes in the USA. These photos show very graphically the amount of damage and heartache caused by these destructive storms.

For more visit:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/03/tornadoes_rip_through_the_midw.html

 

Japan: Tsunami Debris Heading for USA

The following article is an interesting report on debris from the Japanese Tsunami event of March 2011.

For more, visit:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/15/25-million-tons-tsunami-debris-floating-toward-us-shores/

New Zealand: Three Major Tremors

The New Zealand city of Christchurch was struck by three major tremors yesterday and a large number of minor ones. These are all considered aftershocks of the first major earthquake that Christchurch suffered some time ago. There is now expected to be a period of increased seismic activity.

The following videos feature footage and updates concerning the latest earthquake developments in Christchurch.

New Zealand: Christchuch Reeling Again

A major aftershock/earthquake has struck Christchurch, causing more damage to the devastated city.

More at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10775043

 

A Terrible Situation in Japan

News has been released from the disaster area in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that is truly horrible – there are multitudes of bodies unable to be collected from within the exclusion zone around the stricken nuclear power plant.

For more visit:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110401a2.html

Church Buildings Destroyed in Burma Earthquake

The Christian Telegraph is reporting that church buildings were destroyed in the recent earthquake that struck Burma. Twenty Five people were killed in the building and another fifty were injured.

For more on the report visit:

http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue12596.html

Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami Photos

The link below is to 20 unforgettable pictures of the disaster as posted in a National Geographic daily news article:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110315-nuclear-reactor-japan-tsunami-earthquake-world-photos-meltdown/?source=link_tw2011031620photos

Japan: Latest on the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis

Japan: Earthquakes in Recent Times (Animation)