Tsunami watch lifted from Indian Ocean A tsunami watch has been lifted for most of the Indian Ocean after two powerful earthquakes hit off Indonesia’s coast. The centre of the 8.6- and 8.2-magnitude quakes took place about 500km off Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province—the same area devastated by a 2004 tsunami and earthquake […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
Latest News |
Read More »
A massive earthquake off Indonesia’s western coast triggered a tsunami watch for countries across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, clogging streets with traffic as residents fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. Two hours after the quake hit, however, there was no sign of the feared wave. Damage also appeared […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
Latest News,
World |
Read More »
Last Group of Ethiopian Migrants to Be Assisted By IOM This Year Heads Home from Tanzania A final group of 150 Ethiopian migrants who have spent more than a year in Tanzanian prisons as irregular migrants and who wanted to go back home, has been assisted by IOM to return to Ethiopia. The group is […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
World |
Read More »