Year in review: A look at events in August 2024
A look at news events in August 2024 ...
The Lancet2d
Health needs of older people and age-inclusive health care in humanitarian emergencies in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Health needs of older people in humanitarian settings are poorly documented, negatively affecting the appropriateness of ...
devdiscourse11d
Quake Strikes Nepal: No Casualties, Persistent Threat Looms
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bajura, Nepal, with no casualties but caused structural damage. Another tremor, at 4.3 ...
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...
Nepal Struck By 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake
Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Nepal in the early hours of Thursday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported.The earthquake occurred at 7:22 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), ...
NDTV14d
Vanuatu Earthquake: Death Count Rises To 14 As Rescuers Continue Search
At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a major earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday. The Red Cross reported the updated death count early Wednesday local time ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle14d
Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll
a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured expected to rise.
Brisbane Times14d
Several dead, dozens injured after violent earthquake in Vanuatu
Wellington: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu ... told VBTC that six people had died and more than 50 were injured. Rescue efforts to find people trapped in collapsed buildings ...
Yahoo15d
At least 1 dead, many injured after Vanuatu struck by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday resulting ... told the BBC he had witnessed "several people who were visibly, seriously injured" at a triage station outside the emergency ...