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Nearly 300 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, according to preliminary government counts, as terrified residents of Marrakesh screamed “unbearable” after the 6.8-magnitude shock. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Hauz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichoua and Taroudant,” Morocco’s interior […]
When the magnitude of an earthquake exceeds 5, it is called a moderate earthquake. Any earthquake with a magnitude less than this is considered a mild tremor. According to the USGS, the magnitude of the July 26, 2003 earthquake was the highest in recent Bangladesh earthquakes. It was felt in Chattogram and Khagrachari. The intensity […]
“Have to be vigilant, and people just follow protocol.” Vanuatu authorities called on residents to evacuate coastal areas less than 12 meters above sea level and within 300 meters of the shoreline. Ana Erik, who runs a beach hotel on Tanna Island in Vanuatu ahead of the quake, told AFP she decided to move with […]
We have volunteer groups under the cyclone response program in our country, who are trained to carry out rescue operations when a cyclone hits the country. They are elected from among the common people. The government arranges for their training. Similar training was once given to volunteers in the city. But most of those volunteers […]
According to estimates by the Civil Engineering Department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), there are 2.1 million buildings in Dhaka. Of those, 600,000 buildings are of six storeys or above. During an earthquake, about 90 percent of the deaths are due to building collapse. After the Nepal earthquake in 2015, BUET […]
According to the department, there is a high risk of earthquake in Rangpur, Dhaka, Kumilla and parts of Chattogram hill areas as well as in Sylhet and Mymensingh regions. Dhaka, Manikganj, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Kumilla, Chandpur, Feni, Noakhali, Pabna, Sirajganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, Natore, and Chapainwabganj along with Chattogram, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar districts are at moderate […]
According to the USGS, the 4.3 magnitude earthquake had its epicenter at Dohar, 14 km east-southeast of Dhaka. In addition, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said the quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 mi), said a Reuters report. The EMSC had earlier measured the magnitude of the quake at 5.2, located 14 […]
Hundreds of people visit the ‘A’ block building of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) daily. There are also several shops on the ground floor of the building. Rajdhani Unnayan Karthipakkha (Rajuk) has asked the BSMMU authorities to demolish the building as it is at high risk in the event of any earthquake. However, […]
It said it had requested $113.5 million of the $1 billion in funds appealed by the United Nations last week, adding that it would focus the money on clearing mountains of debris. UNDP estimates that the disaster produced between 116 million and 210 million tons of debris, compared with 13 million tons of debris after […]
At least two people were killed in an airstrike on a motorcycle in rebel-held territory in northwest Syria on Friday, the local civil defense said, the first aerial bombardment in the region since a devastating earthquake nearly three weeks ago. . The rescue force operating in opposition-held parts of Syria said two unidentified people were […]
Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake that hit its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries reached 50,000. Suleyman Soylu said 313,000 tents along with 100,000 container houses have been set up in the disaster zone, which stretches hundreds […]
Erdogan, in power for two decades, faces elections within four months. Even before the earthquake, opinion polls showed he was under pressure from a cost-of-living crisis, which could worsen as the disaster disrupted agricultural production. Soylu said 313,000 tents have been set up in the earthquake zone, along with 100,000 container houses. Turkey’s death toll […]
