The recent 7.3 magnitude earthquake that has hit Haiti could mean thousands of people dead beneath collapsed structures.
The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is not equipped to deal with disasters like this and will be needing financial and emergency aids from other countries.
It was reported that The United States and other countries such as [...]
Five years ago, the second largest earthquake ever recorded, and a subsequent tsunami, hit the Indian Ocean killing more than 220,000 people. The world came together in the days following Christmas in 2004 and rallied to provide $7 billion in aid. Now, the Thomson Reuters Foundation is working to ensure that next time, people can [...]
An estimated 1,100 people have been killed in the massive earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Sumatra province with the toll expected to rise, the UN said Thursday.
The 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday, hours after a more powerful one and a resulting tsunami ravaged some islands in the South Pacific.
UN Under Secretary General John Holmes, chief of [...]
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