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Quake-hit Crusaders remain homeless in 2012

The Crusaders' earthquake-damaged stadium will remain closed in 2012, leaving the Christchurch based Super Rugby finalists searching for a new home, city officials said Tuesday. Christchurch's AMI Stadium was severely damaged in F [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Quake-hit Christchurch home owners to learn fate

As aftershocks continued to rattle the city, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said geotechnical data, which will determine the fate of thousands of homes, would be released on Thursday. "This announcement will provide s [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake sensor for the home?

The U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes nationwide, is seeking volunteers who would be willing to host one of its ground motion sensors in their home. The agency says it is particularly interested in finding volunteers in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Commission to handle repairs to 50,000 homes

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) expects its project management office will have to handle the repair of 50,000 properties moderately or seriously damaged in the Canterbury earthquake. EQC chief executive Ian Simpson said the scale of the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

100,000 homes damaged in quake

Prime Minister John Key today said an estimated 100,000 homes were damaged by Saturday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake - nearly half of all dwellings in the Canterbury region. Mr Key made the announcement at a press conference this aftern [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Italy's quake homeless endure cold in tents

More than 4,000 people who survived last spring's earthquake in Italy are shivering in tents, but they say they hope to be living in new, earthquake-proof homes soon. Snow was capping the Apennine mountains near the quake-devastated town o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

New homes for earthquake survivors in Italy

Onna - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday handed over the keys of the first permanent houses for those left homeless by a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of people. More than five months after the massive quake [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

China: Earthquake Causes Minor Damage To Some 8,000 Homes

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Mianzhu City, southwest of Sichuan Province, saw minor damange to more than 8,000 homes, the China National Seismological Network reported Tuesday. The earthquake which took happened a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Six die as earthquake topples homes

A powerful earthquake has toppled dozens of homes in Honduras and Belize, killing at least six people and injuring 40. The magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 2.24am local time on Thursday (9.24am BST) off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, 80 mile [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake leaves 331 families homeless in NW China

At least 331 families have been left homeless by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, the government announced Monday.The Ministry of Civil Affairs said the quake damaged the home [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Indonesian Earthquake Kills 2, Damages Homes

The 7.5 magnitude quake struck off the northern coast of Sulawesi island in the early hours of Monday morning awakening frightened residents, many who ran into the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey said the offshore quake's epicenter was [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

China quake kills 32, destroys 258,000 homes

Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed to reach survivors of an earthquake which has killed at least 32 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs. The 6.1-magnitude quake on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

'There's no place like home' from volcanoes to plane crashes...

A street preacher shouts through a loudspeaker in this eastern Congo town, the scene of so much devastation in recent years that some wonder whether the place is cursed. "Be proud, you are alive!" the preacher says, a cheerful ex [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Bangladesh cyclone homeless still await help

Several weeks before the start of the monsoon season in Bangladesh, more than 260,000 families made homeless by Cyclone Sidr five months ago have yet to receive help to rebuild their houses, the Red Cross said on Monday. The monster storm [...]