Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – An earthquake struck Morocco at approximately 11 p.m. local time, Friday, claiming hundreds of lives. Below we review the latest developments for you: Credit: FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images The official Moroccan Al-Oula channel, citing the Ministry of the Interior, said that the death toll from the Moroccan earthquake … Read more
ANPPrime Minister Rutte in Groningen last Tuesday NOS News•today, 4:07 PM The cabinet has more than 20 billion euros to compensate Groningen for the gas extraction. Sources say that to the NOS. The billions are for “a generational approach” and should be used for certain goals, including infrastructure and equity. And the amount must also … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was registered on the morning of this Saturday, March 18, in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, reported the National Seismological Service. Through its Twitter account, the SSN reported that the movement occurred at 07:13, 148 kilometers southeast of San José del Cabo at a depth of 10 kilometers. … Read more
During this day, the Ministry of Finance confirmed the hiring of the earthquake insurance together with the World Bank —through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—, whose objective is to cover the financial impact of this type of high-intensity event. The cost of the insurance contracted with the world Bank has a coverage of … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) reported today, Monday, that areas in the states of Hatay and Malatya were exposed to several earthquakes in the morning, with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale. AFAD said that the Hessa region of Hatay state was hit by a 4.7-magnitude earthquake, at … Read more
More than 45,000 people have died after the 7.7 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that devastated at least 62 districts and more than 10,000 towns in eleven central and southwestern provinces Turkey last February 6. Official figures indicate that some 230,000 buildings were destroyed and some 3,300,000 people left their cities to seek refuge in other … Read more
Tourists massively refuse to travel to the north of Cyprus due to the threat of earthquakes, Tengritravel.kz reports with reference to the Cyprus Mail agency. According to the Kyosezade travel agency, 80 percent of tours were canceled in February, and 40 percent were canceled in a few days in March. The main reason for the … Read more
Lorenzo Pasqualini Meteored Italy 1 hour ago 8 min The Earth’s interior has a complex structure, which we could only understand by studying the behavior of seismic waves. New surprises from the depths of the Earth. For decades we studied at the school that the planet consists of four large concentric envelopes: a crustthe most … Read more
AFPTurkish President Erdogan last week with rescuers in Hatay province NOS News•today, 4:54 pm Turkish President Erdogan has apologized for the slow start of rescue work after the strong earthquakes three weeks ago. During a visit to the stricken city of Adiyaman, he asked residents of Turkey for forgiveness this afternoon. “Like any mortal, we … Read more
EPANorthern Syria was hit hard by the quakes NOS News•today, 14:54 The first two planes of an EU airlift have landed in the Syrian capital Damascus. On board are relief supplies such as winterproof tents, equipment for accommodation and heating for the victims of the earthquakes at the beginning of this month. This has been … Read more