Making preparations

2010-03-19T02:16:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Earthquakes should be a reminder to be ready for a natural disaster</div><div><p> The massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile should have a sobering effect on Americans, particularly those of us living in the seismically active West. Earthquakes can happen anywhere at any time, and because of the variables involved, it is difficult to say how the

Japan to boost Haiti aid to $100 mln: report

2010-03-18T23:15:21Z

<div><p>Japan will boost its aid to quake-hit Haiti to 100 million dollars, a report said Friday as the country's foreign minister prepared to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation this weekend.</p><p>Japan, which has already pledged 70 million dollars in emergency aid and for long-term reconstruction, will raise the total sum by 30 milli...

USGS seismologist warns of more Chile aftershocks

2010-03-18T16:00:11Z

<div id="subtitle">USGS seismologist says powerful aftershocks from Chile quake to continue, possibly reach 7.0</div><div><p>A U.S. seismologist says Chileans will continue to feel aftershocks from last month's megaquake for a year or longer.</p><p>Walter Mooney of the U.S. Geological Su...

Chileans' quake knowledge saved thousands of lives

2010-03-18T14:45:19Z

<div><p>SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans' knowledge of earthquakes, combined with the abnormally long time it took for the February 27 quake to reach its crescendo, saved thousands of lives, a leading geophysicist said on Thursday.</p><p>Experts have been investigating why Chile's 8.8-magnitude quake, the world's fifth strongest recorded earthquake since 1900, killed r...

Clinton and Bush head to Haiti on Monday

2010-03-18T08:45:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Clinton, Bush traveling together to Haiti on Monday to assess recovery needs</div><div><p>Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the

Ex-presidents George W. Bush, Clinton to visit Haiti

2010-03-18T08:16:12Z

<div><p>Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are to visit Haiti next week in support of relief efforts in the quake-stricken Caribbean country.</p><p>"Presidents Clinton and Bush will meet with ...

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush to visit quake-devastated Haiti

2010-03-18T06:30:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will visit Haiti on Monday to discuss the impoverished country's long-term recovery after a January earthquake killed hund...

Haiti Earthquake

2010-03-17T13:01:09Z

Earthquake survivors, who were scavenging in the rubble of a damaged building, lie on the floor tied up, as a police officer ask their names in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Two months after the quake, many homeless victims still have received no food and only 60 percent of the 1.3 million homeless have got plastic sheets or tents, according to U.N. coordinators of...

APTOPIX Haiti Earthquake

2010-03-17T13:01:05Z

Mirtho Bellefleur, 21, whose right leg was amputated due to injures sustained in the earthquake, walks up from the makeshift camp set up in the Petionville Golf Club in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Two months after the quake, many homeless victims still have received no food and only 60 percent of the 1.3 million homeless have got plastic sheets or t...

Family of Chile quake victims sues government

2010-03-17T10:32:06Z

<div><p>SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The family of two victims of Chile's massive quake accused the government of manslaughter in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, saying officials failed to warn them of a deadly tsunami set off by last month's tremor.</p><p>The suit by relatives of Nancy and Eliana Lema Morales targets an...

Shaken Chileans get quake relief at soccer stadium

2010-03-17T10:15:44Z

<div><p>SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Aftershocks still rattle walls and nerves in Chile nearly three weeks after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, intensifying grief and trauma for some while others find escape at the football stadium.</p><p>Hundreds were killed and parts of south-central Chile lie in ruins from the February 27 quake that set off tsunamis and powerful aftershock...

Gen. Patraeus Testifies To House Committee On Defense Budget

2010-03-17T08:32:09Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb (C), commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, is greeted by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) before a hearing on the FY2011 National Defense Authorizatio...

Haiti reveals ambitious $11.5 bln reconstruction plan

2010-03-17T03:16:08Z

<div><p>Haiti has unveiled the first draft of its grand reconstruction plan, saying 11.5 billion dollars would be needed to help the country rebuild after January's devastating earthquake.</p><p>Prepared by the government with the help of the international community, the Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment (PDNA) will provide the framework for discussions at a major donors conference in Haiti unveiled the first draft of a grand reconstruction plan, saying 11.5 billion dollars would be needed to help the country rebuild after January's devastating earthquake.</p><p>Prepared by the government with the help of the international community, the Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment (PDNA) will provide the framework for discussions at a major donors conference in N...

No damage reported from magnitude-4.4 Calif. quake

2010-03-16T14:15:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Nerves rattled but no damage from magnitude-4.4 earthquake that awakened Southern California</div><div><p>Southern Californians were jolted from their sleep before dawn Tuesday as a small but strongly felt earthquake struck beneath Los Angeles' eastern suburbs.</p><p>No damage or injuries were reported, however, and jangled nerves appear...

Los Angeles rattled by a 4.4 magnitude quake

2010-03-16T06:15:32Z

<div><p>Los Angeles and surrounding areas were rattled early Tuesday by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, US seismologists said.</p><p>There were no immediate reports of damage from the temblor, which struck at 04:04 am (1104 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.</p><p>The q...

Magnitude 4.4 quake rattles Los Angeles

2010-03-16T05:30:12Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near Los Angeles on Tuesday, awakening residents but causing no apparent damage in the second largest U.S. city, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said.</p>...

Aftershock hits off coast of Chile, no damage

2010-03-16T03:30:25Z

<div><p>SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on February 27, but the national emergency office said no casualties or damage to infrastructure had been reported.</p><p>...

6.7-magnitude aftershock hits Chile coast: USGS

2010-03-15T21:15:50Z

<div><p>A 6.7-magnitude aftershock has struck off Chile's coast, some 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake, US seismologists said.</p><p>The US Geological Survey said the quake h...

US warns of Haiti murder, kidnap threat

2010-03-15T16:16:04Z

<div><p>Four American nationals have been murdered in the Haitian capital since the January 12 quake, the United States said Monday, stepping up its travel warning after a high-profile kidnapping.</p><p>Updating its advice to travelers after it emerged last week that kidnappers had abducted and later freed two European aid workers, the Stat...

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