About 5,000 homes damaged by floods in E Libya

STORY: About 5,000 homes damaged by floods in E Libya DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings and roads damaged by floods STORYLINE: The Libyan Agency for Implementation of Housing and Utilities Projects on Friday revealed that around 5,000 homes were damaged by the floods that hit eastern Libya on Sunday. The agency also confirmed that the floods destroyed water supply networks, causing a severe shortage of drinking water in the affected areas. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that over 38,640 individuals in eastern Libya, mostly in Derna city, were displaced by the floods. IOM also estimates that 2,217 buildings collapsed to rushing water in Derna, which was destroyed the most by the floods. After Mediterranean storm Daniel on Sunday triggered the largest and worst floods in decades, which have claimed at least 5,500 lives and left another 10,000 missing, the war-torn country has another enduring battle

38,640 people displaced in Libya floods as water contamination, power outages disrupt daily life

STORY: 38,640 people displaced in Libya floods as water contamination, power outages disrupt daily life DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods affected area in Libya STORYLINE: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that more than 38,640 people have been displaced in the most affected areas in northeastern Libya after heavy floods triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel swept the region. Also on Friday, Libya's Housing and Utilities Projects Implementation Agency revealed that the floods had damaged about 5,000 homes. It added that the floods have also ruined water supply networks, leaving people in the affected areas with a serious water shortage of drinking water. The floods have so far claimed at least 5,500 lives and left another 10,000 missing, official statistics show. The security services on Friday continued the mass burial of the retrieved bodies in Derna after taking their photos, and the city's pub

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(230915) -- DERNA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023 shows the Derna City after floods triggered by a Mediterranean storm, some 1,300 kilometers east of Tripoli, Libya. The death toll from the storm-induced floods that struck eastern Libya has risen to 5,500, with another 7,000 injured, about 10,000 reported missing, and 30,000 displaced, according to Libya's Tripoli-based emergency services on Wednesday. Derna is the city worst damaged by the floods. (Photo by Rafaa Fakhri/Xinhua)

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 24-year-old Abdallah, who lost his parents, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Two of the earthquake victims, aged 4 and 32 respectively, Saad (l) and Abdula Allah (r), pose for a portrait, September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 80-year-old Raqoch, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 65-year-old Fatema, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 85-year-old Raqoch, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 5-year-old Rayan, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Two of the earthquake victims, aged 2 and 38 respectively, Lahcen (l) and Ibrahim (r), pose for a portrait, September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 65-year-old Yamna, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 65-year-old Rabiaa, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 65-year-old Jadija, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 90-year-old Abdosalam, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death toll from Libya's floods rises to 5,500

STORY: Death toll from Libya's floods rises to 5,500 DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. photos of flood-affected areas (Courtesy of the eastern-based government of Libya) 3. various of floods STORYLINE: The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya has risen to 5,500, with another 7,000 injured, a local official said on Wednesday. Osama Ali, the spokesman for the Tripoli-based emergency services, said that no final death toll could be determined yet because bodies are still being recovered from the affected areas. He said that about 10,000 people have been reported missing and that 30,000 people have been displaced by the floods, adding the flood-hit regions face a severe shortage of basic supplies. On Sunday, a Mediterranean storm made landfall in eastern Libya, triggering floods and causing extensive damage to infrastructure along its path. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tripoli. (XHTV)

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A man walks through a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A woman in a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Oued Agoundiss, in the High Atlas region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A child in a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Oued Agoundiss, in the High Atlas region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A teapot in a house destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A painting in a house destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in the High Atlas region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A girl in a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Oued Agoundiss, in the High Atlas region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

People receive food in a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Oued Agoundiss, in the High Atlas region of Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A woman walks through a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A woman and a child in a village destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Oued Agoundiss, in the High Atlas region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A house destroyed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region (Morocco). The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

Earthquake Death Toll Near 3,000 - Morocco

A group of firefighters carry the body of a person killed by the earthquake, September 12, 2023, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Al Haouz province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last Friday, September 8, in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released today by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts massive amount of ash

STORY: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts massive amount of ash DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:01 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Popocatepetl volcano erupting ash STORYLINE: Mexico's second highest volcano, Popocatepetl, erupted a large amount of ash early Saturday, affecting about 22 million residents of the surrounding cities. The volcano's eruption of ash forced the temporary closure of Mexico City's Benito Juarez Airport and Felipe Angeles International Airport, which resumed operations a few hours later. The volcano rumbled to life again this week. Mexico's disaster prevention department maintains the alert level for this volcano at yellow, meaning medium risk. The volcano is about 5,500 meters high and located around 72 kilometers southeast of the capital Mexico City. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

Chinese tourists highly expected at ITB Berlin travel trade show

STORY: Chinese tourists highly expected at ITB Berlin travel trade show DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LI CHAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WIM ISERIEF, Sales director at SkyTeam 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): RAY CHEN, Senior vice president, Trip.com Group STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LI CHAO, Xinhua correspondent "The ITB Berlin travel trade show opened on Tuesday with about 5,500 exhibitors from around the world. With the number of Chinese tourists gradually increasing in the global market, exhibitors at ITB Berlin expressed their full expectation for the return of their Chinese consumers." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WIM ISERIEF, Sales director at SkyTeam "As you see in the alliance of Skyteam, more and more airlines are rapidly increasing the flights. Just a few days ago, Virgin Atlantic, which is our new partner in the UK, announced to open daily flights to Shanghai (starting from) May 1." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): R

Protesters seek elimination of nuclear power in Japan

Protesters seek elimination of nuclear power in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Toyohiro Akiyama (front R) and novelist Kenzaburo Oe (front 2nd from R) join a march calling for the elimination of nuclear power generation in Japan on March 15, 2014 in Tokyo. About 5,500 people gathered at Hibiya Park in Tokyo before the march.

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event.

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit.

Nagasaki mourns death of 5,500 school A-bomb victims

Nagasaki mourns death of 5,500 school A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki citizens mourn the death of about 5,500 pupils and teachers in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city in an annual ceremony at the city's Peace Hall on Aug. 1. Mourners offered a silent prayer at 11:02 a.m., the time the bomb exploded over the city on Aug. 9, 1945.

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk enters the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 11, replacing the flattop Independence. The 81,123-ton, 325-meter-long Kitty Hawk, which arrived from San Diego, Calif., has a crew of about 5,500 and is scheduled to be stationed in Yokosuka until around 2007. The 80,643-ton Independence left the base in July to be retired.

Construction of China-aided educational facility starts in Lao capital

STORY: Construction of China-aided educational facility starts in Lao capital DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong 3. various of Boviengkham Vongdara, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications STORYLINE: The construction of a China-aided educational facility project at the Lao Institute of Posts and Telecommunications has started in the Lao capital Vientiane. The Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong and Boviengkham Vongdara, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications, attended the groundbreaking ceremony held on Monday. The project includes the construction of a teaching building, with a total construction area of about 5,500 square meters. The five-story building has classrooms, laboratories and libraries, among others. Project contractor China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd. (CRCG), which was also the contractor of the China-Laos

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event. (Kyodo)

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit. (Kyodo)

Nagasaki mourns death of 5,500 school A-bomb victims

Nagasaki mourns death of 5,500 school A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki citizens mourn the death of about 5,500 pupils and teachers in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city in an annual ceremony at the city's Peace Hall on Aug. 1. Mourners offered a silent prayer at 11:02 a.m., the time the bomb exploded over the city on Aug. 9, 1945.

U S carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

U S carrier Kitty Hawk enters Yokosuka port

The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk enters the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 11, replacing the flattop Independence. The 81,123-ton, 325-meter-long Kitty Hawk, which arrived from San Diego, Calif., has a crew of about 5,500 and is scheduled to be stationed in Yokosuka until around 2007. The 80,643-ton Independence left the base in July to be retired. ==Kyodo