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Weekend Talk Shows: Haiti is this weekend's major topic of discussion
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Local Relief Grows For Devastated Areas After Philippines Hit By Another Typhoon
Web ReporterLandslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off Sunday. Police Senior Superintendent Loreto Espineli...Tags: Tropical Storms, Philippines, Family, Emergency Planning, Government
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USGS: Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Rocks Pacific Islands
The Associated PressA 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island of Tonga on Thursday, but no casualties or damage were reported and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck 65 miles (135 kilometers) northeast of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 21 miles (35...Tags: Samoa
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Quake-Triggered Tsunami Rushes Ashore in Hawaii
associated pressA tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake sent a surge of water ashore in Hawaii, California and islands in the South Pacific on Saturday as the waves continued onto Alaska and parts of Asia. There were no immediate reports of widespread damage,...Tags: Armed Forces, Oceans, Emergency Planning, Weather Warnings, Bodies of Water
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A Tsunami Threatens the Pacific Rim, Warning Issued
A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean at the speed of a jetliner.
Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities...Tags: South America, Feet, Australia, Disasters and Accidents, Tonga
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Another Earthquake Hits Samoa
The Associated PressThe U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake has struck in the Pacific near Samoa. The government seismologists said the quake had a magnitude of 6.0 and was at a depth of 6.2 miles. It occurred at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Its epicenter was 165...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Tsunamis
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Local Beaches Given "All Clear" After Tsunami Advisory
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Lifeguards have given the "all clear" for Los Angeles beaches after a massive earthquake in the South Pacific near American Samoa triggered a tsunami advisory along the California coast. Los Angeles County lifeguard Capt. Terry Harvey said...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Career and Workplace, Emergency Planning, New Zealand, Weather Warnings
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FBI Releases Dramatic Video of Tsunami
Associated PressAPIA, Samoa -- Samoans searched flattened homes and debris-filled swamps, while dazed survivors told of being trapped underwater or flung inland by a tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 150 people in the South Pacific. The day after the...Tags: England, Wetlands, FBI, Health, Career and Workplace
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Powerful 8.3-magnitude Earthquake Rattles the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa
Staff reporterAPIA, Samoa (AP) - A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people out to sea, leaving at least 82 dead and dozens missing. Survivors fled...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, New Zealand, Government
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Pacific Quake, Tsunami Kills Scores
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe death toll in Samoa and American Samoa rose to 99 early today, according to news reports, after a powerful tsunami triggered by a deep ocean earthquake devastated coastal towns. Dozens of people were still missing. Seventeen hours after the magnitude...Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, New Zealand, Indonesia
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Precautionary Tsunami Advisory Issued For California Coast
The Associated PressFederal experts have now issued a tsunami advisory for possible dangerous currents in coastal areas of California and Oregon following a magnitude-8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Tsunamis
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Crew of Apocalyptic Film 2012 Expresses Sympathy for Victims of Asia Disasters
Staff reporterTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The crew of the Hollywood doomsday movie "2012" expressed sympathy Friday for victims of real-life flooding and earthquakes this week in the Asia-Pacific region. The epic, set for release in November, is based on a Mayan...Tags: John Cusack, Entertainment, Natural Disasters, Death, 2012 (movie)
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