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MAJOR QUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.9 – SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 208 km SW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 382,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 97 km NE of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 364,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 61 km…

Heavy rains swell rivers in parts of Balkans

A man crawls onto the roof of a flooded car in Kashar, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the capital Tirana. Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016. Albanian authorities have sent army troops and other personnel to help people evacuated because of floods…

Emergency investigation as Italian mountain develops huge crack after massive earthquake

A huge crack has appeared in an Italian mountain GEOLOGISTS are investigating Mount Vettore in Italy after a ten km crack has been spotted and fear the deformation could lead to another huge earthquake.   A researcher has discovered a…

Italy’s strongest earthquake in 36 years reduces towns to rubble

Walls collapse exposing the inside of a home Italian towns hit by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake have been warned they could be hit by a “domino effect” of aftershocks.   People were pulled from the rubble in towns across central…

‘Mini-tornado’ lifts roofs and smashes windows in central New Plymouth, New Zealand

Firefighters were kept busy securing homes and businesses after a mini-tornado hit central New Plymouth early this morning.   The fire brigade received the first call about 1.45am to a roof lifting on Fulford St, and this was followed during…