Caracas, July 1 (IANS) Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said that the death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that recently struck the country has risen to 1,943, with more than 10,000 injured. The government has declared a state of emergency in the worst-affected regions and has mobilised the armed forces to assist in relief and rehabilitation efforts. Shelters have been set up for displaced families, and medical teams are providing care to the injured, Xinhua news ag…
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India has dispatched urgent humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Venezuela under “Operation Amistad”, as part of its disaster relief response efforts, following a series of powerful earthquakes that have caused widespread devastation in the South American nation. Announcing the development, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar posted on X, “Indian assistance reaches Venezuela. Confident that the Field Hospital Unit, relief supplies, medicines & medical equ…
Panama City, June 27 (IANS) President Jose Raul Mulino has announced that Panama has completed a first flight carrying 18 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, and the country is also preparing to send a specialised search and rescue team after earthquakes struck the South American country. “Thanks to the Panamanian solidarity, donations are being collected, and a first flight with 18 tonnes of aid has been completed,” Mulino said in a post on X on Friday (local time).Requested supplies inclu…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan on Saturday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), with no immediate reports of deaths or damage to property. The latest tremor comes just hours after another earthquake rattled parts of the country on Friday evening.In a statement, the NCS said the quake measured 5.3 in magnitude and occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres. The tremors were felt across several regions, though there were no immediate reports of ca…
Brasilia, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to send a search and rescue team to quake-hit Venezuela, following a phone call with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, in the wake of the two powerful earthquakes that struck on Wednesday.”I spoke by phone today with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, to express the Brazilian government’s solidarity with the Venezuelan people affected by Wednesday’s earthquakes and to determine the best way to p…
Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Tremors of an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, were felt in Kashmir Valley on Saturday.Disaster management officials said that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 8.24 A.M. on Saturday with the epicentre in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.“The earthquake occurred 190 Kms inside the Earth’s crust. Its coordinates are Latitude 36.55 degrees North and Longitude 70.92 degr…
Kabul, April 4 (IANS) At least eight people have been killed in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan, Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said.A house in Kabul province collapsed following the quake, killing eight residents and injuring a child, Hammad said late Friday night.Strong tremors were also felt in the capital, Kabul. The epicentre, with a depth of 186.4 km, was initially determined to be at 36.55 degrees…
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted J&K on Friday as people ran out of their homes in panic, carrying children and helping elderly people out of concrete structures. Panic was widespread in the Valley, while shocks were felt in the Jammu division as well.So far, no reports of casualties or property damage have been received from anywhere, although officials said they are gathering information from different districts and remote areas of J&am…
Kutch, Jan 17 (IANS) Just days ahead of the anniversary of the devastating 7.6-magnitude 2001 Gujarat earthquake, a 4.1 magnitude tremor struck Khawda in Gujarat’s Kutch district early on Saturday, triggering panic among residents in several areasAccording to officials, the epicentre of the earthquake was located around 55 km from Khawda, and the tremor was recorded at 1:22 a.m. on Saturday.While there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, the sudden shaking forced peopl…