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earthquakes hit san francisco and taiwan
the los angeles earthquake on july 29 hits during taping of judge judy
this happen just recently when california had an earthquake.
brief look at 1906 and 1989 san francisco earthquakes.
japan suffers from a high number of earthquakes, as you probably know, so they are an important fact of life here. there's no subtitles, but here's some info from japanprobe: "nagano prefecture (central japan) has a new mobile earthquake simulation room. since the prefecture’s foreign-born population has increased significantly since nagano’s last mobile earthquake vehicle was built 18 years ago, the new one has english, chinese, and portuguese narration options. according to the report, reservations to experience the simulator for free can be made through local fire stations."
the main reason behind china’s apparently belated acceptance of japan’s offer to send emergency relief workers to an area hit by monday’s powerful earthquake seems to be an acknowledgement by beijing of this country’s accumulated experience in such matters. though the japanese government presented the offer to beijing soon after the earthquake occurred monday, the chinese government did not immediately take up the offer. on thursday, however, beijing unexpectedly chose japan as the first country from which to accept foreign rescue teams.
reporter caught the earthquake moment outside a theatre. this happened in beichuan, the most seriously stricken area in this earthquake.
examining the seismic activity and growth of earthquakes, one of the most destructive and unpredictable forces in nature. the risks of major earthquakes are widespread, as a large portion of the world's population lives near major fault lines.
a major earthquake shook the indonesian island of java earlier today. at 6 am, local time, when most people were still asleep, enormous tremors shook the bantul area.
the earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2 on the richter scale, struck bantul, just south of yogyakarta, which is about 250 miles of the capital jakarta, killing at least 2300 people.
hospitals in and around yogyakarta are overflowing with victims, and it seems that there is a shortage of doctors, medical supplies and shelter. several thousands of people are seeking medical help and refuge.
authorities have urged people to leave their houses; those buildings still standing have been severely damaged and most are on the verge of collapse.
electricity and phone lines in the area have been cut by the quake. with the warm weather, it may result in hazardous health conditions in the area.
mount merapi has become more active due to the tremors, but authorities feel confident they can respond quickly if and when merapi indeed erupts. emergency response teams have been on alert for a month already.
president susilo bambang yudhoyono will visit the area tomorrow.
these images were thought to be of hiroshima`s aftermath and were revealed earlier this may by the `robert l. capp collection` - but they are actually photographs of the great kanto earthquake of 1923.
in dujiangyan, force 119(the fire department) rescue primary school children out of the debris. till now, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake happened on may 12th has claimed more than 14 thousand lives. we hope for the best.
this peaceful creek turns into a raging river in 20 seconds flat.
surely this can't be real? it must just be some good sfx, but it's pretty fucking realistic and looks like it could really happen and constitutes yet another thing to add to the list of things to vaguely and pointlessly worry about. avian flu is currently topping the list.
this 26 year old man`s name is chen jian. he was buried under three concrete slabs for 73 hours before he was found. he told the reporter that he wants to live because his wife is pregnant and he doesn`t want his child born without the father. after 6 hours of hardwork, he was pulled out from the rubble, only to die shortly after
till now, sichuan province has reported 12,012 death, 9404 still buried in debris and 7,841 missing. more than a hundred thousand police and army force have been mobilized to help the rescue, including some 4,500 airborne troops trying to parachute into districts seperated by landslides and cave-ins. we hope for the best.
