Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
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Seismologists from across Africa gathered in Windhoek for a three-day assembly focused on enhancing regional seismic monitoring through collaboration and coordination. The event marked the 4th General Assembly of the African Seismological Commission, hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Seismologists from across Africa will convene in Namibia for the 4th General Assembly of the African Seismological Commission, hosted by the Mines and Energy Ministry next week. Geologist Mako Sitali highlighted that the event slated for February 24 to 28 will cover earthquake monitoring, seismic technology, and Namibia’s role in the international seismic monitoring system.
US officials have called off a tsunami warning, that was issued in the wake of a strong earthquake off the coast of Northern California, Millions of people had been instructed to evacuate coastal areas and head to higher ground. Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
The Mines and Energy ministry reports that two earthquakes that occurred over the weekend in Namibia. The first tremor was near Gross Barmen in the Okahandja district, while the second struck 10 kilometers southwest of Opuwo in Kunene. Both events were recorded by local and South African seismic centres. Anna Salkeus from the mines ministry:
In China, cold weather is hampering the search for survivors of an earthquake. The 6.2 magnitude shock struck a poor mountainous area about seven hundred miles or eleven hundred kilometres west of Beijing on Monday.
By Sébastien RICCI Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in makeshift aid tents despite freezing temperatures on Wednesday, too scared to return to homes made dangerous by the disaster. State broadcaster CCTV said at least 131 people were killed in northwestern Gansu province and neighbouring Qinghai after a shallow tremor on Monday night damaged thousands of buildings. Almost 1,000 were injured across the two provinces, according to […]
Fountains of lava have erupted into the sky above south-west Iceland, after weeks of seismic activity. Authorities and residents have long been anticipating the eruption and had preemptively evacuated residents from the fishing town of Grindavik earlier in December. Stuart Smith reports.
Reports say an earthquake has killed at least one hundred and eleven people in a mountainous part of China. Seismologists say it registered a magnitude of six-point-two, and there were at least nine aftershocks of magnitude three or above. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong.
