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9/25/2013

 
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An earthquake has erupted in Pakistan killing hundreds. Helicopters were airlifting the most seriously injured to Karachi while others were being cared for in neighboring districts.

Is this catastrophe another case of the Earth fighting back? Or simply a natural movement of the planet's tectonic plates— in other words, the forces that produce movement and deformation of the Earth's crust?

History of earthquakes. I counted 47 deadly earthquakes since 18 April 1906, when San Francisco was hit by a series of violent shocks which lasted up to a minute. Between 700 and 3,000 people died either from collapsing buildings or in the subsequent fire. They are listed on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12717980


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Back to the latest news. In Tuesday afternoon, the 7.7-magnitude quake in Pakistan killed at least 238 people in the remote south-west province of Balochistan, the largest, but least populated, province. Many houses were flattened and thousands of people have spent the night in the open. People in the region mostly live in mud houses as opposed to multi-storey concrete structures.

After the quake, witnesses reported seeing a small island off the coast near the port of Gwadar. People gathered on the beach to see the new island of about 9m (30ft) high and 100m long.

Pakistan's military responded quickly to the crisis with the heavy presence already in the area because of their fight against a long-running separatist Baloch insurgency. The army sent more than 200 soldiers, medical teams and tents from the regional capital Quetta, but the mountainous terrain is hampering the rescue operation.

Lord, we don't need another (insert - island). "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Listen to the 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. Posted by RoundMidnightTV.


Malia link
9/24/2013 09:25:14 pm

Earthquakes can be pretty scary. I live in Hawaii and we have earthquakes here a few times a year, most aren't very big though.

Francene Stanley link
9/25/2013 03:12:34 am

Wow! I've never experiened an earthquake. Love Hawaii. You're so lucky, although the shaking must be frightening.

Sophie Bowns link
9/25/2013 12:44:37 am

Scary news! I only hope that the earthquakes that we experience in the UK, never become as bad as this!
On another note, I have just posted up the 1st part of a 're-draft' :)

Francene Stanley link
9/25/2013 03:14:52 am

I agree, Sophie. Although I've heard there's a faultline along the bottom section of England, below Wales, which could do exactly the same thing eventually.


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