This study analyzes the exposure of energy and transport assets in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and earthquake hazards and highlights how multi-hazard assessment can help strengthen the resilience of crucial infrastructure. Geolocating and undertaking a multi-hazard assessment of more than 30,000 infrastructure assets, the study identifies significant …
SEHRISH WASIF ISLAMABAD (January 29 2009): The opposition on Wednesday showed dissatisfaction over the utilisation of aid provided for the rehabilitation of the Balochistan earthquake victims. Senator Raza Rabbani, leader of the house responding to the allegations said that if any evidence reflecting corruption in aid utilisation is not presented …
TAHIR AMIN ISLAMABAD (January 06 2009): The earthquake that jolted Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and Northern Areas (NA) on Sunday and Monday morning, recorded at 5.9 and 5.7 on Richter scale respectively, were not destructive, but the shocks will continue for one more week, said Director General of Islamabad Meteorological Department …
Kangra valley experienced tremors last night. Some people left their houses in panic during the chilly night due the earthquake. Dr RS Negi, in charge, Seismology Laboratory, said the earthquake was experienced at 1.54 am and continued for 10 seconds. He said it was measured 5.9 on the Richter scale …
By ALI KOTARUMALOS JAKARTA A series of powerful earthquakes shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, toppling or badly damaging more than 100 buildings and leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured. One of the quakes
This publication not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. The project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquake" under the School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) is …
This publication not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. The project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquake" under the School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) is …
Quake jolts Pakistan: An earthquake jolted parts of southwestern Pakistan early on October 29, leaving at least 160 people dead and hundreds others injured, officials said. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, and several districts of the province. Nine aftershocks were felt by 11 am. The quake …
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far-East coast on Monday triggering a tsunami warning which was soon lifted, Russian emergency services said. The earthquake struck at a depth of just over 300 km beneath the Sea of Okhotsk at 9.05 p.m. (0905 GMT) between the Kamchatka peninsula and the …
A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude and at a depth of 30 miles (48 km) struck Panama near the Costa Rica border overnight, the US Geological Survey said on Wednesday. The quake hit 35 miles (56 km) west southwest of David, Panama, at 1:11 a.m. local time (0611 GMT). The …
Palu (Indonesia), A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, killing four people, toppling homes and triggering tsunami warnings that sparked widespread panic. Thousands of people fled to higher ground in the middle of the night after US and Indonesian agencies warned of a possible …
Lucknow: Pointing to the geology of the Indian subcontinent, a leading geologist on Saturday warned that some regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh near Nepal could be prone to an earthquake. Collision course Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Director B. R. Arora who delivered the 54th Sir Albert …
The strategy of building embankments to constrain river flow and to prevent floods in north Bihar has proven to be questionable and flawed. Reliance on a dam-and-reservoir system for that purpose only offers limited protection and even greater risks of flooding in case of damage. Learning to cope with floods …
Millions of Southern Californians simultaneously dropped to the floor and huddled under tables and desks for two minutes of imagined seismic turmoil on Thursday in the biggest US earthquake drill. The Great Southern California ShakeOut was organised by scientists and emergency officials as part of a campaign to prepare the …
A national consultative meeting on management of preventing natural disasters that take place in the South Asian countries kicked off in the capital on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam attended the inaugural function of the meeting organised by the European Commission (EC). The meeting …
Indonesia launched a new hi-tech system on Tuesday aimed at detecting a potential tsunami and providing faster alerts in a region battered by frequent earthquakes. The sprawling archipelago of some 17,000 islands, which lies in the seismically-active "Pacific Ring of Fire", was hit by a devastating tsunami about four years …
A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 hit a sparsely populated area in China's western province of Qinghai on Monday, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The US Geological Survey (USGS) originally put the magnitude of the quake at 6.7 but quickly revised it down to 6.5. China's Xinhua …
A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 hit a sparsely populated area in China's western province of Qinghai on Monday, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The US Geological Survey (USGS) originally put the magnitude of the quake at 6.7 but quickly revised it down to 6.5. China's Xinhua …
China will spend 1 trillion yuan (US$146.5 billion) over the next three years to rebuild areas ravaged by the Sichuan earthquake, local media reported on Thursday, citing the country's top planning agency. The May 12 quake killed 80,000 people and left about 10 million homeless as whole villages were razed …
The District Reconstruction Unit (DRU) has approved Rs4.19 billion for 1,377 reconstruction schemes in various fields in the earthquake affected areas. Monthly review meeting of the DRU was held here on Thursday with District Nazim Sardar Mohammad Yousaf in the chair. The meeting was attended among others by District Coordinator …
BY SHAFQAT ALI, ISLAMABAD: While potential aid is still awaited in the quake hit areas in the Balochistan province, the victims are faced with outbreak of life threatening epidemics, officials said.
