Clarin.com reported that National Route 7 is cut by landslides. And the steps are kept closed to Chile in Mendoza and San Juan. Evacuated more than 100 tourists by plane. Hundreds of people were now isolated in the high mountains of Mendoza after landslides that cut traffic on National Highway 7, while more than 130 tourists were evacuated by air from Chile, because the land border closed for long indeterminate. A score of landslides and mud of the Andes, which occurred last week following heavy rains that affected the region of Cuyo, closed over both National Route 7, which communicates with Chile through the Cristo Redentor tunnel as step Agua Negra, on National Route 150 in San Juan. Read Article
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At least six people were killed and 48,000 were affected by torrential rains since Friday in the city of Arequipa, in southern Peru, regional authorities reported Friday according to eluniverso.com. The provincial mayor of Arequipa, Alfredo Zegarra, confirmed to the station ‘Radio Programs del Peru (RPP)’ the discovery of the bodies of two people inside […]
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Washingtonexaminer.com reported what may be the first full digital storm panic, federal, state and business officials worried about the snow headed for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have taken to Twitter warn that a potential disaster is coming. Bank of America led the frenzy. “Winter Storm #Nemo may bring 2 feet of #snow to New England […]
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According to newsweekpakistan.com, At least 34 dead and dozens injured after days of torrential rain in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Days of torrential rain have killed 34 people in Pakistan, mostly on the northwestern border with Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The worst hit region was Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the country’s northwest where 25 people were killed […]
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (UPDATED) – According to rappler.com, a major 8.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands Wednesday, February 6, with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coastlines, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed. A quake-generated wave of just under one meter (3 feet) reached parts of the Solomons, […]
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Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Wednesday it does not expect to issue a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands. “We are still doing our own calculations on the size of the earthquake, but any impact is likely to be very small and we do not think we will have […]
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issues alert for South Pacific islands after magnitude 8.0 quake under sea. Reports of damage to villages in the Solomons from the quake and a 90cm tsunami wave hitting the islands were emerging after the quake struck at a very shallow depth of three miles (5km) off the Santa Cruz islands, […]
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A tsunami watch has been issued for Australia and a number of other Pacific nations after a powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands today. The 8.0-magnitude quake struck at 12.12pm (AEDT) at a depth of 5.6km at the Santa Cruz Islands between the Solomons and Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. A lower-level […]
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Travelers heading toward Devils Lake, Minot or Williston should watch out. North Dakota Department of Transportation issued a travel alert for those areas at 12:15 p.m. today, due to snow and blowing snow causing reduced visibility conditions. Read Article
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As reported by beforeitsnews.com, “Felleng formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on January 26, 2013, and strengthened into a cyclone on January 29, 2013.” Read Article
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