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19th—Chile—E] Llaima volcano, 600 km south of Santiago, erupted, blowing ash as far away as the city of Zapala 120 km dis- tant. The volcano had been inactive for 37 Death toll was 200. two people. More than 1,000 people were left homeless. 19th—Bangladesh—Seasonal storms along the southern coast killed at least 20 people and sank 70 boats. —Germany—A week of torrential rains flooded 370,000 acres of cropland. left homeless. ' south of Santiago, erupted, blowing ash as ~—_North-western Australia—Waves from 19th—Bangladesh—Seasonal storms along far away as the city of Zapala 120 km dis- the East Java quake swept 300 metres the southern coast killed at least 20 people tant. The volcano had been inactive for 37 inland in the sparse Kimberley region. and sank 70 boats. years, 8th—Bogotdé, Colombia—Earthquake reg- —Germany—A week of torrential rains 23rd-25th—Western Australia—Severe _ istering Ciemnth cones Colombia, killing flooded 370,000 acres of cropland. storms, accompanied by 140 kph winds, two people and leaving hundreds homeless. caused $15 million damage and blacked J triggered a mudslide which killed over MAY '94 out 250,000 homes in and around Perth. 1,000 people and destroyed 16 villages. and Dengieten—d ge mw at con maples: Damsueniien, 11th—Mexico—Mt Popocateptl, near , kille le. 350, . ee ay - ico Ci i i i ple a moved to pafery. Storm-surge Winds lifted 20 to 30 million tonnes of top- pre = peed faa waves six metres high hit coastal areas. soil into the air, finally dumping it out into plans for nearby cities Puebla and —China—Tornadoes and torrential rains. the Tasman Sea. ‘ 7 Amecameca, population two million. At least 165 people died, 28 having been 25rd-2th-—The First Special World 11th-18th—China, southem provinces— struck either by lightning or grapefruit- Conference on Natural Disasters was held Worst floods this a Twenty million sized hailstones. in Yokohama, Japan. Mr Peter Hansen, the ’ 5th—Taiwan—Nearly 17 inches of rain Chief of the UN Dept for Humanitarian pap etna ates Ht _ Affairs, reported that three million people —China, northern provinces—Worst pe pte A nd pak me had died in natural disasters in the last 30 ‘drought of the century declared by govt. 5,000 acres of cropland. years, and the death rate is rising at six per 14th—Australia—Coldest temperature be aa amet Iberian Peninsuta and C&O! Per year. ever Tecorded, minus 23°C, at Charlotte Morocco ended their thirteenth week of dry 25th—Taiwan and Japan—A quake mea- Pass in the NSW Snowy Mountains. weather with no rain and extremely high SUmME 6.8 jolted eastern Taiwan and south- 18th—New Zealand, South Island— temperatures. ern Japan. No casualties. Earthquake, measuring 6.3, left one person 7th—Bangladesh—A tornado killed three 26th—Irian Jaya—Earthquake, measuring dead and collapsed some bridges. people and destroyed 1,000 mud homes in 7.0, hit central Irian Jaya. 29th—South Africa—Worst storms this northeastern Bangladesh. century. Cape Town sewerage system —Thailand—Eighteen inches of rain fellin JUNE ‘94 flooded and on the verge of collapse. Bangkok over a six-hour period, the worst 5th—East Java—Quake registering 6.0 (Sources: The Earth Changes Report, such storm in 30 years. struck 225 km off the coast of East Java at February to June 1994 editions; New 11th—Southern Sumatra, Indonesia— 1.15 am, causing tidal waves up to six Scientist, 28 May 1994; The Australian, Earthquakes, 6.3, 6.0,5.8. metres high to sweep away coastal villages. Sunshine Coast Daily, misc. news items.) 12¢NEXUS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1994