Australia valt wel in de prijzen
Zie hieronder even het news, nu was kalgoorie aan de beurt met een aardbeving. Niet vlak bij ons dit is in WA Australia, maar leuk is anders.
Kalgoorlie hit by earthquake
20 April 2010 11:09:15 AM Source: SBS staff and agencies
The Kalgoorlie quake forced the evacuation of the area's Super Pit goldmine and a school (USGS)
An earthquake has rattled Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian goldfields, with reports of damage and mines, schools and hospitals being evacuated.
The USGS says the quake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, hit at 8.17am, local time (1017 EST). Its epicentre was 30km north east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, at a depth of 10km.Police say a number of buildings in Boulder and elsewhere were damaged by the tremor, and pictures from the scene show several collapsed walls.But a WA Police spokeswoman said there were no serious injuries, and only one slight injury.Workers at the town's Super Pit gold mine have been evacuated. Main street cordoned offMines in the area have been temporarily closed for safety checks, but authorities say all miners are safe and accounted for.Students at several local schools have been herded outside after ceilings collapsed and buildings were seriously damaged.Staff and patients at a local hospital have also been evacuated amid fears of a gas leak.Burt Street, the main street in Boulder, has been cordoned off because of damage to a number of properties.Residents are being warned to prepare for the possibility of aftershocks.
Kalgoorlie hit by earthquake
20 April 2010 11:09:15 AM Source: SBS staff and agencies
The Kalgoorlie quake forced the evacuation of the area's Super Pit goldmine and a school (USGS)
An earthquake has rattled Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian goldfields, with reports of damage and mines, schools and hospitals being evacuated.
The USGS says the quake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, hit at 8.17am, local time (1017 EST). Its epicentre was 30km north east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, at a depth of 10km.Police say a number of buildings in Boulder and elsewhere were damaged by the tremor, and pictures from the scene show several collapsed walls.But a WA Police spokeswoman said there were no serious injuries, and only one slight injury.Workers at the town's Super Pit gold mine have been evacuated. Main street cordoned offMines in the area have been temporarily closed for safety checks, but authorities say all miners are safe and accounted for.Students at several local schools have been herded outside after ceilings collapsed and buildings were seriously damaged.Staff and patients at a local hospital have also been evacuated amid fears of a gas leak.Burt Street, the main street in Boulder, has been cordoned off because of damage to a number of properties.Residents are being warned to prepare for the possibility of aftershocks.
posted by Tim en Lidia @ 3:26 PM
3 Comments:
At 5:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
ohhh... joh dat is schrikken , hoop dat dit wel de laatste keer is geweest , ik heb het ook één keer meegemaakt in Amerika , en inderdaad
dat wil je geen tweede keer meer mee maken, maar goed wij waren daar op vakantie , jij hebt daar je huis staan je moet er niet aan denken.Kan me voorstellen dat je geschrokken bent . Laat het lekker over waaien !
groetjes Carolien
At 7:53 AM,
Tamara Slingerland-Verschuur said…
Mijn neef is net 3 dagen geleden daar aangekomen om goud te zoeken. Ik heb nog niets gehoord van hem maar over het algemeen zit hij daar in de outback en gelukkig zijn daar geen gebouwen. Maar inderdaad, eng is het wel en niet alleen voor Australie want je ziet, moedertje natuur roert momenteel overal.
Groetjes
Tammy
At 9:51 PM,
Lia said…
Het is natuurlijk wel zo dat Australië een werelddeel is, net als Europa. Alleen dus wat minder onderverdeeld in "landen" of "staten". En als je hier op de radio hoort dat er in Hongarije een aardbeving is geweest vind je dat wel erg natuurlijk, maar het zal niemand in Nederland angstig maken denk ik.
Krijgen jullie daar trouwens op het nieuws ook wat mee van onze (Europese) vulkaantoestanden?
Groetjes
Lia
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