Amateur video of a house collapsing in Haiti from the powerful earthquake. You can tell by the violent shaking that this was a very powerful earthquake.
The FBI has released this dramatic footage that shows the tsunami striking the FBI office in Pago Pago in American Samoa on September 29th. The water quickly entered the parking lot and started lifting and moving cars and trucks. Take a look:
The Associated Press rode in on a helicopter with FEMA as they toured damage from the tsunami which killed at least 176 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Thousands were left homeless by the tsunami. The Christian Science Monitorreports that 135 people were killed.
Dozens are dead after a tsunami struck the harbor of American Samoa. The tsunami followed a powerful 8.0 earthquake between Samoa and American Samoa. You can see footage of the tsunami here. The AP says some people say the earthquake lasted about three minutes. The Guardianreports that early damage reports indicate an entire village was wiped out by the tsunami.
The families of Air France Flight 447 have been told they must abandon hope that anyone survived. The plane disappeared on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. 228 people were on board the plane which was an Airbus A330.
A powerful earthquake toppled over dozens of homes in Honduras and Belize on Thursday. One of the country's largest bridges collapsed. Xinhau says six people were killed and 56 were injured. The USGS lists the earthquake as a 7.3 magnitude quake.
Desperate Haitians Eating Mud After Four Hurricanes
A very dire situation is being reported in Haiti. The AP reports in the video below that some Haitians are literally eating mud combined with cooking oil after crops were destroyed by a series of four devastating hurricanes. The AP also says that in addition to a food crisis Haiti also has an ongoing severe security issue.
Massive boulders fell away from the from the Muqattam cliffs outside Cairo and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town. At least 18 people were reported killed and hundreds may be buried. CNN reports that some of the boulders were the size of small homes.
At least eight boulders, some the size of small houses, peeled away from the towering Muqattam cliffs outside Cairo and buried 50 homes in the sprawling Manshiyet Nasr slum, one of the shantytowns ringing Africa's most populous city.
It was the latest disaster to stir public anger at a government accused by many of neglect. A lawmaker representing the area said that despite warnings that the cliff face could collapse, the government failed to deliver on promises to relocate residents.
The collapse occurred in the early morning, when most residents were still sleeping after waking earlier to eat before the daytime fast of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
The video below is from the Associated Press. You can watch another video here from National Geographic.
Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Houma, Louisiana. The Wikipedia entry lists the damage estimate at $20 billion. Both FEMA and the Bush administration acted very early on Gustav to try and ensure that the failures of 2005 with Hurricane Katrina were not repeated. Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans also worked extremely hard to evacuate the city. Fortunately, the levees held and there was not catastrophic flooding inside the city of New Orleans. However, there was significant damage to the southwest of the city. The video below shows some of the damage in the hard hit city of Houma, Louisiana.
Chino Earthquake Reactions: Judge Judy and Big Brother
Yesterday's 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Chino, California mostly created anxiety for residents in Southern California. There were many cameras rolling in the area and this Associated Press video shows how people on the sets of Judge Judy and Big Brother reacted when they felt the quake.
An 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck South California today. The USGS puts the quake's epicenter near Chino Hills, California - about twenty-eight miles from Los Angeles. A story in the L.A. Times shows product that was knocked off store shelves during the earthquake. Many people reported a sensation of shaking and rolling. The 5.4 magnitude quake lasted about 20 seconds. It shook a lot of buildings in downtown Los Angeles and scared a lot of people. Fortunately, it was not the "big one" that people have been fearing.
