Tsunami
Australia floods: Fears worsen for Brisbane
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January 12, 2011Up to 20,000 homes are now at risk in Brisbane, the Queensland state premier has said, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third-largest city. Central Brisbane is a ghost town, with electricity cut and thousands urged to either evacuate...
January 11, 2011The authorities are urging people in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, to evacuate it in parts as it faces its worst flooding in decades. The city's mayor has warned that 6,500 homes and businesses are set to flood. Here people in Brisbane...
Australia floods: Food prices 'to rise 30%'
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January 11, 2011Food prices in Australia could rise by as much as 30% in the coming months as a result of the Queensland floods, it has been warned. The investment bank JP Morgan says it expects food prices to spike, which will also push up headline inflation. The...
Australia floods: Brisbane braces for surge
January 11, 2011Officials say between 6,500 and 9,000 homes and businesses are set to flood in Queensland's state capital. Streets are largely empty and families have moved to refuge centres in some areas, with the peak of the flooding expected on Wednesday and Thursday...
More deaths likely in Australian flooding disaster:VIDEO
January 11, 2011Officials in northeastern Australia say the death toll is likely to rise in the aftermath of a flash flood that washed over the town of Toowomba. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh told reporters Tuesday that nine people have been killed in the disaster...
100 people confirmed dead after tsunami, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Western Indonesia
October 26, 2010Deadly tsunami hits islands in Western Indonesia By Sara Schonhardt Residents flee their homes to higher ground after a strong earthquake is felt in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The powerful earthquake hit off western Indonesia late Monday,...
Strong earthquakes rock Chile as Piñera takes office
March 12, 2010Chile's new conservative president, Sebastián Piñera, took office Thursday as another series of strong aftershocks shook his country, rattling nerves and prompting a tsunami warning that was later lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey says...
5 March: Aftershocks shake Chile again
March 05, 2010A series of strong aftershocks has rattled Chile, not far from where the deadly 8.8 magnitude quake caused widespread destruction and triggered a tsunami nearly a week ago. The U.S. Geological Survey says the aftershock early Friday had a magnitude of...
Chile Navy 'made mistake' in not warning of tsunami
March 01, 2010Chile's defense minister says the country's navy made a mistake by not immediately issuing a tsunami warning after the massive earthquake that struck the country on February 27. Reports say that many of the 708 people who are known to have been killed...
Smaller than expected Tsunami reaches Japan, Russia
February 28, 2010A tsunami generated by Chile's massive earthquake reached the shores of Japan and Russia Sunday, but waves were smaller than expected and did not cause damage or casualties. Japan had ordered hundreds of thousands of people to move to higher ground along...
