Topic: Natural Disasters
AP News | 2010-02-10 03:43:14
Landscapers fill sandbags as they help prepare for potential mudslides in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/David Zentz)
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AP News | 2010-02-10 13:10:30
Small quake hits north of Chicago, reports of shaky ground span 4 states; no damage, injuries
A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling sleepy-eyed residents as far away as Iowa and Indiana, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 50 miles northwest of Chicago at ...
Getty Images | 2010-02-10 01:28:54
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - FEBRUARY 09: Majnolita Louisome holds her brother Iverson as they sit in their damaged home following the deadly January 12 magnitude 7.0 earthquake February 9, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Like many families in Haiti, the Louisomes visit ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-02-10 01:24:28
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security situation in the quake-struck Caribbean nation is stable. Haitian authorities say some 5,000 prisoners fled the National Penitentiary and other jails when a massive earthquake on January 12 triggered the collapse ...
