Natural Disasters List January 30, 2013-Storm in Tennessee kills 1

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Recent Natural Disasters

• Heavy storms across south and central U.S.
  -Storm in Nashville, Tennessee has killed one person.
  -Tornado in Mount Juliet, Nashville damaged the top floor of a three-story building.
  -Lightning injured a person in Monticello, Arkansas.
  -Storm damaged more than 20 homes in eastern Greene County in Indiana.
  -Tornado also damaged houses in  Elkins and Goshen in Washington and Berryville in Carroll County.
  -The National Weather Service is currently investigating reports of at least four more tornadoes in Arkansas and Mississippi.
  -Several tornadoes were forecast earlier in Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi (Photo: Downed power lines in Indiana; Fox 59).
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• Very strong earthquake in Atacama, Chile
  -Magnitude 6.8 very strong earthquake hit Atacama, Chile with epicenter located 44 km N of Vallenar.
  -Following USGS Pager Map, strong shaking of MMI VI will have felt by the people of Vallenar. People of Copiapo will have felt moderate shaking of MMI V. Similarly light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of La Serena, Coquimbo, Vicuna, Diego de Almagro, Ovalle and Monte Patria.
  -Magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 2 people in Talca, Chile in March 2012.
  Update
  -One woman from Copiapo died due to heart attack.
  -Tremor was widely felt across Chile and Argentina.

Recent Earthquakes
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• M 6.0 very strong but harmless sea quake in Santa Cruz Islands (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 498 km E from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands.
  23:03 UTC (local time Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:03 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 6.8 very strong earthquake in Atacama, Chile (@ 46 km depth) with epicenter located 44 km N of Vallenar. Strong shaking of MMI VI will have felt by the people of Vallenar. People of Copiapo will have felt moderate shaking of MMI V. Similarly light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of La Serena, Coquimbo, Vicuna, Diego de Almagro, Ovalle and Monte Patria.
  20:15 UTC (local time Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 04:15 PM @ epicenter)
• M 4.8 moderate shallow earthquake in Atacama, Chile (@ 25 km depth) with epicenter located 103 km ENE of Diego de Almagro. Light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of  Taltal, Copiapo and Tinogasta (Argentina).
  09:33 utc (Local time Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 05:33 AM @ epicenter)
• M 4.0 light earthquake in Yangon, Myanmar with epicenter located south of Yangon in the sea. It will have well felt by the people of Yangon, Burma (Myanmar).
• M 5.2 moderate earthquake in Xizang-Qinghai Border Region (@ 37 km depth) with epicenter located Xizang-Qinghai Border Region. People of Nagqu, Qamdo and Golmud He will have felt weak shaking of MMI III.
  09:27 UTC (local time Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 05:27 PM @ epicenter)
• M 5.4 moderate earthquake in Philippine Islands Region (@ 46 km depth) with epicenter located 89 km NE of San Isidro. Light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of Guiuan, Placer and Surigao.
  02:32 UTC (local time Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:32 AM a@epicenter) 

Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Afghanistan (Amu Darya), Australia (Darling), Bolivia (Madre de Dios), Brazil (Tocantins), Chad (N Djamena), China (Mekong and Huang He), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi), Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (Shatt al Arab and Tigris), Kenya (Tana), Philippines, Sudan (Blue Nile, White Nile), Syria (Euphrates), Tanzania.


Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Fuego, Santiago, Poas, Reventador, Nyiragongo, Ol Doniyo Lengai, Raung, Erta Ale, Paluweh, Gamalama, Batu Tara, Sakurajima, Manam, Ulawun, Tolbachik and Kilauea volcano.


Recent Tropical Cyclones

• Tropical Cyclone Felleng
  -As of 12:00 UTC, TC Felleng was located 330 nm north-northwest of La Reunion.
  -Highest sustained wind is about 215 km/h.
  -Cyclone Felleng has become the strongest cyclone of the South Indian 2012-2013 storm season.

Natural Disaster News

• Wildfire in South Africa
  -A wildfire is burning currently in Paarl, South Africa.
  -Firefighters are struggling to control the fire in Boland region in the Western Cape.
• The Clarence Valley has been declared a natural disaster area. The Coffs Coast in Australia has also been declared a natural disaster area by the Prime Minister and NSW Premier.

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