Papua New Guinea rocked by HUGE 6.8 earthquake amid Ring of Fire fears

A 6.8 MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck off the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, according to disaster officials, putting the Ring of Fire on high alert. USGS The earthquake struck off the island of New Ireland in Papua … Read More

Papua New Guinea earthquake: Huge quake hits just 9 days after 55 dead in gigantic tremor

AT LEAST 18 people have been killed after a strong earthquake aftershock hit Papua New Guinea’s mainland, it has been reported. AFP/GETTY At least 18 people have been killed after a strong earthquake aftershock hit Papua New Guinea. An official … Read More

Week After Papua New Guinea Quake, Nearly 150,000 People in Urgent Need of Aid

FILE PHOTO: A local stands next to a damaged house near a landslide in the town of Tari after an earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands in this image taken February 27, 2018 obtained from social media. Francis Ambrose/via … Read More

UN Warns More People Would Die from Starvation in Syria

Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Reuters The United Nations has warned of death due to famine in war-torn Syria. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced Wednesday that … Read More

Papua New Guinea Earthquake Triggers Landslides; at Least 30 Feared Dead

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck central Papua New Guinea early Monday local time, killing at least 14 people in landslides triggered by the tremor. Unconfirmed reports said the death toll could be at least 30, but officials said it could … Read More

Huge earthquake strikes Ring of Fire: Papua New Guinea rocked by 7.6 magnitude quake

PAPUA New Guinea has been rocked by a huge 7.5 magnitude earthquake just moments after a smaller seismic event struck Japan, increasing fears of a natural disaster impacting the dangerous region dubbed the ‘Ring of Fire’. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake … Read More

Earthquake warning: UK struck by 21 quakes in 50 DAYS including biggest in 10 years

SHOCKING figures show there have been 21 earthquakes in the UK in the last 50 days, including the biggest in ten years, with the majority striking Wales. BGS A British Geological Survey chart shows the seismic activity during the UK … Read More

Indonesia raises aviation warnings after Sumatra volcano emits ash cloud

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Monday raised flight warnings around the Mount Sinabung volcano on Sumatra island to their highest level after it sent a towering plume of ash more than 7 kilometers (4.4 miles) into the air, its biggest … Read More

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