Mt Ogi Wildfire Breaks Out In Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – A wildfire broke out on Mt Ogi, in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture, today, with no casualties reported so far, local media reported. Local residents reported smoke rising from Mt Ogi, near Uenohara City, at around 10: 45 a.m. local time. The fire continues to spread. As…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hit South Of Fiji Islands – USGS

SUVA, Jan 8 (NNN-FBC) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 2200 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 547 km, was initially determined to be at 23.43 degrees south latitude, and 179.90 degrees west longitude.–…

Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Says Quake Data Fraud, Extremely Grave

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s nuclear regulator, yesterday, criticised the operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan, for alleged falsification of earthquake data, calling the incident extremely grave and serious, local media reported. Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) chief, Shinsuke Yamanaka, said at a meeting that, this is…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hit North Of Barishal, Pakistan – USGS

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted 103 km north of Barishal, Pakistan, at 1917 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 37.25 degrees north latitude, and 74.61 degrees east…

Afghan Gov’t Inaugurated Solar Power Plant

KABUL, Jan 6 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan authorities inaugurated a 22.75 Megawatt solar power plant, on the eastern edge of Kabul, today, to help solve the power shortage in the country. The government is committed to building more power plants from domestic sources, including water, coal, solar and wind resources, to…

6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Shimane Prefecture In W. Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jan 6 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, today, with no tsunami warning issued, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 10:18 a.m. local time, in eastern Shimane Prefecture, at a depth of about 10 kilometres, measuring…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits North-Eastern India – GFZ

DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted north-eastern India at 2247 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 26.43 degrees north latitude, and 92.45 degrees east longitude.–…

Worker Dies In North-East Australian Mine Collapse

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities found the body of a missing worker, after a coal mine collapsed, in the north-east Australian state of Queensland, on Friday afternoon. An emergency search and rescue operation was launched for a missing man, after the collapse at the underground mine, at the Curragh…

Sri Lanka To Allocate Nearly One Billion USD This Year For Roads: Minister

COLOMBO, Jan 4 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka plans to allocate nearly one billion U.S. dollars this year, for road construction and the repair of roads damaged by floods and landslides, caused by Cyclone Ditwah, a senior minister said, yesterday. Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, told journalists…

More Snow Forecast For Eastern, Northern Japan

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) — Japan’s weather agency, today warned that, a strong cold mass over the nation will bring more snow to the country’s eastern and northern regions. Snowfall has intensified in Chugoku and Hokuriku regions, yesterday and today, due to the cold mass, along with a winter-type pressure…
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