Rapports

Ref:GVA/99/0169 Nicaragua - Floods OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.1 01 October 1999 1. During the past two weeks, heavy rains have fallen in particular in the western and northern parts of the country and given rise to flooding. In Nueva…

The Disaster The earthquake, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, which shook south western Mexico yesterday, 30 September, fortunately occurred in an area of limited population. The epicentre occurred at Punta Maldonado on the border of Oaxaca and Guerrero states,…

By Gustavo Oviedo QUITO, Ecuador (Reuters) - A mild earthquake hit Ecuador's capital Quito Thursday in what authorities said was a clear sign of intense activity inside the nearby Guagua Pichincha volcano, which they said could blow within days or…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE Church World Service is the Humanitarian Agency of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 35 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs SITUATION: An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter…

99/09/30 16:31:13 16.15N 96.71W 33.0 7.5Ms OAXACA, MEXICO The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major earthquake occurred NEAR THE COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO about 35 miles (60 km) north-northwest of Puerto…

A 7.4 (Richter Scale) earthquake with its epicenter in the southern state of Oaxaca, struck Mexico this afternoon. Preliminary reports put the death toll at five in Oaxaca; no injuries or deaths have been reported as yet in Mexico…

REF: OCHA-GENEVA-099/0168 Mexico - Earthquake OCHA - Situation Report No. 1 30 September 1999 1. According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake of 7.5 on the Richter scale hit Mexico on 30 September 1999, at 16:31 hrs GMT or…

By Alberto Barrera SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) - The death toll from two weeks of heavy rains in Central America continued to climb Wednesday as floods ripped away bridges and buried homes in a region savaged a year ago…

Ref:GVA/99/0167 Costa Rica - Floods OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.1 30 September 1999 Red Alert Declared 1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Costa Rica reports that since 24 September 1999, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in particular…

The Disaster During the last five days the seismic activity of the volcano Guagua Pinchincha, located only 14 kilometres from the capital city of Quito, has dramatically increased. The crater has enlarged and explosions are heard. Volcanic ash has fallen…