Haiti earthquake

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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks were measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian Government reported that an estimated 230,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless.

They also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged, and many people were starving in Haiti.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake)

Tornado in Mississippi

April 25, 2010 by John

Filed under Weather

The tornado in Mississippi was three quarters of a mile in width, something that hasn’t been witnessed in a long time and as it moved along its path, its force was so absolute that it left a trail that could be easily discerned from afar. Rescue teams were deployed to the city to try and find any survivors who might still be trapped within the rubble of the fallen houses and there is bad news as ten people have been confirmed dead due to the tornado in Mississippi. Out of the ten people there were also three children, one of whom was not even a year old as he was a three month old baby.

Flash Floods in Thailand Caused 43 Deaths, 52 people were reported missing By Ruxandra Adam, News Editor

25th of May 2006, 08:43 GMT

The Thai Public Health Ministry released a report today stating that death tolls in three provinces in the northern part of Thailand, hit by massive flooding, rose to 43, while 52 persons were missing. The floods were caused by heavy rains occurred in the May 22nd -23rd period in provinces Prae, Sukhothai and the Uttaradit, the hardest hit.

According to the Public Health Ministry's rescue agency, in Uttaradit province, which is 490 kilometers north of capital Bangkok, 38 people were killed in three districts, out of which the most important - downtown Narenthorn Center. The statement added that in Sukhothai, two people were killed, while three lost their lives in Prae province.

Moreover, road traffic was suspended as well on 10 highways, while 28 bridges have been severely damaged.

The ministry announced it had sent around 400 officials in all three provinces in order to provide aid to survivors and recover the dead.