SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -Helicopters plucked tourists from destroyed, mountaintop resorts as the death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 earthquake rose to at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday. Dozens more remained missing as survivors ...
9 Jan 2009
Rescue workers in Costa Rica are trying to reach residents and tourists trapped after a strong earthquake killed at least four people in the country. The earthquake, which measured 6.1 on the Richter scale, struck on Thursday afternoon, destroying ...
9 Jan 2009
Rescue helicopters ferried stranded tourists from a picturesque volcanic area in Costa Rica where a strong earthquake killed around a dozen people. About ten people were likely buried when Thursday's 6.1-magnitude quake triggered landslides near the ...
9 Jan 2009
A strong earthquake struck Costa Rica, killing at least one child and injuring several people as it damaged buildings in the capital and shook nearby volcanoes. The quake of magnitude 6.1 triggered landslides in rural areas and damaged a highway near ...
9 Jan 2009
VARA BLANCA, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Rescue helicopters ferried stranded tourists on Friday from a picturesque volcanic area in Costa Rica where a strong earthquake killed around a dozen people. About ten people were likely buried when Thursday's 6.1 ...
9 Jan 2009
SAN JOSE, Jan 9, 2009 (AFP) - Rescue teams struggled in rain and mist Friday to reach hundreds stranded in mountainous central Costa Rica, including some 400 tourists, after a strong earthquake that left at least four people dead. Dozens remained ...
9 Jan 2009
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was felt in much of Southern California Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages. The epicenter of the 7:49 p.m. earthquake was an estimated one mile south of San Bernardino. A magnitude 3.3 quake hit in the same area at 8:47 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was not immediately clear whether it was an aftershock or a ...
9 Jan 2009
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked Costa Rica has risen to 14 with at least 22 people still missing, the Red Cross said Friday. The magnitude-6.1 quake shook the Central American nation Thursday afternoon, collapsing homes, setting off...
9 Jan 2009
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked Costa Rica has risen to 14 with at least 22 people still missing, the Red Cross said Friday. The magnitude-6.1 quake shook the Central American nation Thursday afternoon, collapsing homes, setting off landslides that blocked major highways and trapping hundreds of people including foreign tourists in damaged mountain towns. Red ...
9 Jan 2009
A moderate quake rattled much of Southern California Thursday night. RELATED LINKS: » 2 small quakes hit Baja this morning » Earthquakes in the last 7 days » Disaster prep guide » U.S. Geological Survey Web site
9 Jan 2009
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Costa Rica Thursday, killing at least four people. A 12-year-old girl was buried at home in Fraijanes and a woman died of heart attack in the strong tremor. Two other girls who had been selling candies were found dead ina landslide caused by the quake. In addition, authorities have lost contact with 200 foreign tourists at Poas Volcano due to disruption of ...
9 Jan 2009
Details of the quake centered south of San Bernardino on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, were explained at a news conference a short time after it struck.
9 Jan 2009
By Roger BenavidesVARA BLANCA, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Rescue helicopters ferried stranded tourists on Friday from a picturesque volcanic area in Costa Rica where a strong earthquake killed around a dozen people.
9 Jan 2009
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9 Jan 2009
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9 Jan 2009
The death toll from an earthquake in Costa Rica rose to 14 when more bodies were recovered.
9 Jan 2009
MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rocked parts of Metro Manila on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
9 Jan 2009
No damage or injuries were immediately reported after the magnitude 5.0 quake struck at 7:49 p.m. local time. The Survey said the earthquake's center was 55 miles east of Los Angeles and one mile south of San Bernardino, Calif., ...
8 Jan 2009