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17 hours ago · The scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa in the case of a massive earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone - has been laid bare by experts. Tens of thousands ...
17 hours ago · About 400,000 people would be displaced and 30,000 homes destroyed or damaged from the tsunami alone. There would be about $144 billion worth of damage to buildings from the earthquake and tsunami.
17 hours ago · Following the New Year’s earthquake, the number of evacuees crammed into primary evacuation centers peaked at over 34,000 on Jan. 4. To prevent disaster-related deaths in the harsh environment, the prefectural government prepared a better-furnished shelter at a sports facility in Kanazawa and called for the use of secondary evacuation centers ...
May 15, 2024 · Artist and style icon Jane Birkin was devoted to empowering the survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - her legacy lives on in their hearts even after her passing in 2023. 8:30 ...
17 hours ago · The Japan Transport Safety Board dispatched three aviation accident inspectors for investigation. According to the Aso Police Station, the transport ministry and other sources, the helicopter is owned by Okayama-based Takumi Enterprise and uses Aso City’s theme park Aso Cuddly Dominion as a landing platform.
17 hours ago · The Temple of the Sun, a Gothic folly in Kew Gardens designed by William Chambers in 1761, was destroyed when a nearby cedar tree fell on it in a storm in 1916. Strangely, Chambers had also planted the cedar earlier, in 1725. [261] The Crystal Palace in London was destroyed by fire on 30 November 1936.
