EARTHQUAKE

Massive quake hits Iran, a day before Yalda

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A massive earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on Richter scale hit Hosseinabad village of Fahraj township in Kerman province at 22:12 local time on Monday night, killing at least seven people and injuring hundreds. The quake jolted the country a day before Yalda, the longest night of the year when Iranians celebrate throughout the night with families and friends, usually visiting parental homes.

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Voters shy away from polls in Haiti

Voting is underway to elect a new president in the cholera-hit Haiti. International observers are on the watch hoping that the elections will lead to a stable government capable of administering the humanitarian aid flowing into the country. Almost $900 million of the pledged $2.12 aid has been disbursed by 24 donor nations. Armed peacekeepers are on guard at polling booth across the capital of Port-au-Prince.
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Chile military hesitated on tsunami alert: official

A top military official in Chile admitted Tuesday his team hesitated in providing information about a possible tsunami following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the nation during pre-dawn hours Saturday.
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Quake, tsunamis kill more than 700 in Chile

A massive earthquake and tsunamis killed 350 people in one Chilean coastal town, doubling the total death toll on Sunday as the government tried to get aid to hungry survivors and halt looting.
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Hawaii Tsunami Coverage Live Streaming

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile that so far has killed 147 people triggered a tsunami warning across Hawaii, Russia, Japan and Australia Saturday morning.
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Massive earthquake strikes Chile

One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 147 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
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Huge earthquake strikes Chile, 85 dead

A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 85 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami.
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Haiti reconstruction cost may near $14 billion - IADB

The cost of rebuilding impoverished Haiti after last month's catastrophic earthquake could reach nearly $14 billion (8.87 billion pounds), making it proportionately the most destructive natural disaster in modern times, economists at the Inter-American Development Bank said on Tuesday.
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Haiti warned to brace for another big quake

Haiti should be preparing for another major earthquake that could be triggered by the catastrophic one last month which killed up to 200,000 people and left the capital Port-au-Prince in ruins, experts say.
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Haiti earthquake update

The following are highlights of today's news on Haiti eight days after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit:
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Another earthquake strikes Haiti

Over a week after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, another 6.1 magnitude struck the island on Wednesday morning around 6 a.m local time.
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Haiti's earthquake destroyed 70% of buildings: report

The earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday afternoon destroyed about 70 percent of the buildings in the 15 districts of the country's capital city Port-au-Prince, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva reported, according to EFE.

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