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Dzud: a slow natural disaster kills livestock --and livelihoods-- in Mongolia

Mongolia is currently experiencing weather that is even unheard of for that extreme part of the world. More than 3.7 million animals have frozen to death. So far, 1.5 million goats, 950 thousand sheep, 170 thousand cows, 90 thousand horses and 1500 camels have frozen to death. Some estimate that Mongolia could loose 20 million animals before the winter is over. No mention is made until now of how many people have died.

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Searching for China quake survivors

April 14, 2010Rescuers in China's western Qinghai province have been digging through collapsed buildings trying to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck on Wednesday.

Hundreds were killed, thousands injured and the casualty count is expected to climb as rescuers race to reach trapped victims.

Many survivors spent the first night since the quake out in the cold, waiting for relief teams to bring tents and other supplies across a mountainous region known as one of the most inaccessible parts of China.

The epicentre was near the town of Jiegu, where around nine out of every 10 buildings were destroyed.

Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukhri reports. (Apr 15, 2010)

 
Okcular, Turkey 6.0 E-mail
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Associated Press

Village Of Okcular Destroyed - 57 Dead

Monday's quake in Turkey had a 6.0 magnitude. On average, there are 134 earthquakes a year that have a magnitude between a 6.0 and 6.9. This year is off to a fast start with 40 so far — more than in most years for that period of time.

Okcular TURKEY EARTHQUAKE

Women search for family members trapped in the debris of a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing scores of people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said. The quake affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said. The worst-hit area was the village of Okcular where homes crumbled into piles of dirt.

Okcular TURKEY EARTHQUAKE

People walk in the debris of houses destroyed in an earthquake, in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010. A strong, pre-dawn earthquake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses, barns and minarets in eastern Turkey on Monday, killing scores of people in five villages, the government said.

 
What weighs two tons and randomly falls out of the sky in Mongolia? E-mail
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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:41am

Mongolia_Space_Debris_02-23-10

That’s what MUFON researchers and some very concerned Mongolians would like to know! Recently, two objects, one a two-ton hunk and the other a lighter 22-pound hunk, plummeted to earth outside the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator.

Mongolia Space Debris Backside

 

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