M 4.9 in Southern Iran on 28 Oct 2014 08:19 UTC

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Landslide Survivor Saw Sri Lankan Villagers Swept Away

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:38:00 +0100bloomberg (en)

Sri Lankan residents stand outside a damaged building at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka today. A landslide warning had been in operation since last night in Badulla and adjoining hill town of Nuwara Eliya, which is frequented by tourists.

Kayıp 200 kişi için son çare köpekler

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0100sabah (tr)

Sri Lanka'da 200 kişiyi yutan toprak kaymasında eğer köpekli arama çalışmalarından da sonuç alınmazsa iş makineleri devreye girecek! Muson yağmurlarının tetiklediği heyelan yüzünden yakın tarihinin en büyük felaketlerinden birini yaşayan Sri Lanka'da, toprak altında kalanlar için ümitler tükenme noktasına geldi.

Quake jolts central Iran

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:18:00 +0100irna (en)

Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit Qir and Karzin in the southern province of Fars on Tuesday. According to the Seismological Center of the Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 11:49 local time (0819 GMT). The quake was registered in an area located at 55.

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