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Medium-intensity Earthquake shakes southern Chile

Published on: April 3, 2024
12:43

Santiago de Chile, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) A 5,2 magnitude earth tremor shook the Chilean regions of Biobío, Maule, Araucanía, Los Ríos and Ñuble on Wednesday, but so far no deaths have been reported in Concepción, capital of Biobío.

Cuban President assesses storm damages in Havana

Published on: March 23, 2024
13:33

Havana, Mar 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with other Cuban authorities, today assessed the damages in the from heavy rains and severe local storms that hit the capital and other Western provinces.

Storm damages Uruguayan city, bad weather continues

Published on: March 20, 2024
12:24

Montevideo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The city of Florida, capital of the department of the same name, in the center south of Uruguay, is assessing the damage caused by a strong storm on early Wednesday.

Rains move to the north and continue to affect Uruguay

Published on: March 15, 2024
11:39

Montevideo, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The extreme north of Uruguay is expecting heavy rains on Friday, after they caused damage and flooding in several departments of the country.

Heavy rains affect more than 100,000 people in Ecuador

Published on: February 27, 2024
12:47

Quito, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) revealed that the rainy season, known as winter in Ecuador, has affected 101,524 people nationwide until Tuesday.

Space debris will damage ozone layer and Earth’s climate

Published on: February 22, 2024
00:15

Washington, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Recent scientific data indicate that the space debris accumulated by the "passage of man in the atmosphere" is changing the sky today with harmful legacies for the ozone layer and Earth's climate.

Experts warn of global agricultural risk

Published on: February 19, 2024
16:46

Brussels, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) About 20% of the Earth's agricultural soils are deficient in potassium, which could deplete crop yields and food production, an academic study highlighted on Monday.

Fires killed 54 people in Cambodia in 2023

Published on: February 14, 2024
01:00

Phnom Penh, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) An estimated 761 fires were reported in Cambodia in 2023, and 54 people were killed due to those incidents, according to official figures released in this capital.

Earthquake shakes Haiti, no deaths or material damage reported

Published on: February 10, 2024
12:30

Port-au-Prince, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The Civil Protection Directorate of Haiti reported that deaths have been reported as a result of a 4.3-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale that shook this Caribbean country on Saturday.

Chile: Forest fires to impact on economy

Published on: February 6, 2024
13:25

Santiago, Chile, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The forest fires, the largest disaster in Chile in the last 14 years, will impact the economy, whose damages are being calculated in the public and private sectors. Finance Minister Mario Marcel announced a plan to mitigate the damages, including the first delivery to affected families of a bond of 1.5 million pesos (about 1,700 dollars) to purchase household goods and equipment lost in the fire.

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