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by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, United States (AFP) — Rescue efforts after a devastating earthquake in New Zealand intensified Wednesday as a fleet of international warships began arriving in the disaster zone. New Zealand’s HMNZS Canterbury was the first to anchor at the South Island seaside town of Kaikoura to evacuate tourists trapped by the powerful 7.8 tremor. Vessels from the United States, Canada and Australia were also steaming toward the town, which bore the brunt […]
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang ‘Pagyanig 3rd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill’ na ginanap sa oval ng National High School, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Pinangunahan ito ng Regional Director, Office of Civil Defense Region 1 Chairperson, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council 1 Melchito M. Castro. Ang mga evaluators naman ay ang mga sumusunod; Philippine National Police Philippine National Red Cross Commission on Higher Education Navy Army Department of Interior and Local […]
The Indonesian navy on Thursday (December 17) conducted a search and rescue for the missing crew members of a vessel that sunk off Indonesia. Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the Singapore Strait following a collision with a chemical tanker at 8:14 p.m. (7.14 a.m. ET) on Wednesday (December 16). The 10,385 deadweight tonne (dwt) cargo freighter Thorco Cloud, operated by Danish shipper Thorco Shipping and registered in […]
