Natural Disasters List December 5, 2012-Iran earthquake kills 8

Recent Natural Disasters

• Strong earthquake in Iran
  -Magnitude 5.6 strong earthquake in Iran killed eight people. Other 12 Iranians are reported to be injured.
  -Following Fars news agency, Several people are still left trapped under rubble in villages across the district of Zohan in South Khorasan province.
  -The epicentre (@ 5 km depth) was 42 km from the town of Qayen and 79 km NNE of populated area Birjand.
  -15 rescue teams of Iran Red Crescent Society are on the earthquake disaster area.
  -2003 Bam earthquake killed more than 25,000 people. More than 300 people were killed this August in earthquake in north-western Iran.
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Recent Earthquakes
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• M 3.4 light earthquake Offshore Northern California (@ 19 km depth) with epicenter located 24 km W from Petrolia. It will have well felt by the people of Ferndale, Rio Dell and Eureka.
  19:00 UTC (local time Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 11:00 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 4.6 moderate earthquake in Atacama, Chile (@ 72 km depth) with epicenter located 70 km E of Vallenar. People of Copiapo, Vicuna and La Serena will have felt just  a weak shaking of MMI II-III.
  16:25 UTC (local time Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 01:25 PM @ epicenter)
• M 4.5 moderate shallow earthquake in Southern Yukon Territory, Canada (@ 5 km depth) with epicenter located 171 km (106 miles) NNE of Mayo. Just a weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of Whitehorse and Mayo.
  14:35 UTC (local time Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 06:35 AM @ epicenter)

Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Afghanistan (Amu Darya), Australia (Darling), Brazil (Rio Paranaiba, Juruena, Purus and Tocantins), Chad (N Djamena), China (Mekong and Huang He), Colombia (Putamayo and Rio Negro), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi), Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq (Euphrates and Tigris), Kenya (Bohoni and Turo), Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sudan (Blue Nile), Taiwan, Tanzania (Mwanza Shinyango road), Uganda (White Nile) and United States (Rio Grande, North America).

Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Propocatepetl, Fuego, Reventador, Villarrica, Stromboli, Nyiragongo, Ol Doniyo Lengai, Erta Ale, Marapi, Semeru, Paluweh, Gamalama, Lokon-Empung, Sakurajima, Ulawun, Yasur, Ambrym, Kizimen, Shiveluch and Kilauea volcano.

Recent Tropical Cyclones

• Typhoon Bopha
  -274 dead and hundreds more are missing in Philippines typhoon Bopha.
  -A total of 253 people died in and around the towns of New Bataan and Monkayo. Twenty-one people were killed in other parts of the southern island of Mindanao and the central islands.
  -About 178,000 people are living in the evacuation centers.
  -Philippines typhoon Washi in 2011 killed 1200 people.
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Natural Disaster News

• Wildfire in Queensland, Australia
  -More than 73 fire incidents recorded across Queensland, Australia.
  -People living in the Halliford and Lake Broadwater areas were evacuated.
  -Fire is expected to harm communities on the Darling Downs.
• Snow storm in Stockholm, Sweden
  -Several flights from the Scandinavian country’s main airport in Stockholm grounded because of the blizzard.
  -Some 8 inches of snow fell on Stockholm overnight Wednesday.
• Severe weather in Kauai, Hawaii
  -Several Hawaiian fights in Lihue Airport cancelled due to bad weather.
  -Almost three inches of rain has been recorded in Lihue within the last 24 hours.

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