Earthquakes
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| Originally published | September 1995 |
| Authors | Pete Hautman |
| Genres | Children's Non-fiction Literature |
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| ID | 1946771 |
About Earthquakes
Describes earthquakes, their causes and effects, the instruments used to study them, and safety measures for preventing personal harm.
Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days
... Afghanistan is frequently hit by Earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
Afghanistan earthquake: More than 1,000 dead as villagers dig for survivors
... " Afghanistan is frequently hit by Earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province
... Afghanistan is frequently hit by Earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
Women pulled alive from Turkey quake debris nine days on
... In Antakya- another Turkish city badly affected by the Earthquakes - local media reported that a mother and her two children were pulled alive from the rubble...
Earthquake levels set for review to allow fracking
...The government plans to officially lift a ban on fracking for shale gas by reviewing the level of seismic activity - Earthquakes - allowed at sites...
Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished
... A third building at the site will be preserved, and its walls and roof will be repaired and reinforced to protect it from Earthquakes...
Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province
Emergency teams in Afghanistan are racing to rescue people from the rubble left by a powerful earthquake that struck The West of the country.
Hundreds of people are feared dead after the 6. 3-magnitude quake hit villages in Herat Province on Saturday.
With communications down and many roads blocked, rescue workers are struggling to reach remote areas.
Thousands of people have been injured. The UN and other organisations have begun to rush in emergency supplies.
The earthquake struck about 40km (25 miles) north-west of The City of Herat at around 11:00 local time (06:30 GMT) on Saturday.
The worst-affected communities consist of mud structures. " In the very first shake all the houses collapsed, " Herat resident Bashir Ahmad , whose family lives in one of The Villages , told AFP news agency.
" Those who were inside the houses were buried, " he added. " There are families we have heard no news from. "
The World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Villagers have used shovels and their hands to pull survivors from the rubble. With their homes destroyed, many residents are preparing to sleep in the open for a second night.
The exact Death Toll is still unclear. The Taliban government says 2,000 people have been either killed or wounded.
In a country with sorely inadequate medical facilities, hospitals are struggling to care for the injured.
" For The Treatment of The Victims of The Incident We Are doing our best, " disaster management ministry spokesman Mullah Janan Sayeq told reporters in Kabul.
" On-site search operations in the affected area are ongoing, " He Said .
Herat is located 120km (75 miles) east of the Iranian border and is considered to be the cultural capital of Afghanistan. An estimated 1. 9 million people are believed to be living in the province.
Afghanistan is frequently hit by Earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range as it lies near The Junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
In June Last Year , the province of Paktika was hit by a 5. 9 magnitude quake which killed More Than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
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