Sunday, February 28, 2010
Natural disaster in Democratic Republicn of Congo
The earthquake occured at the North of Democratic Republic of Congo on 3rd of Febuary 2008.
The East African rift system is a diffuse zone of crustal extension that passes through eastern Africa from Djibouti and Eritrea on the north to Malawi on the south and that constitutes the boundary between the Africa plate on the west and the Somalia plate on the east that slides past each other to cause earthquakes to occur.
Sources: Wikipedia
Author: By a person whose username is Tone
The earthquakes occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo had a magnitude of 6.0.
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo it was said by the mayor of a town Bukavu that five people had died and 34 died in Rwanda,10 were killed when the church collasped and more than 300 have been seriously injured by the earthquake.
Source/ Author : BBC NEWS
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7224925.stm
Extracted 2008-02-03.
In Kivu for instance, the national Members of Parliament are collecting relief funds and the World Health Organisation (WHO) is providing medical assistance to those injured.
The ACT forum members plan to assist those left homeless and those who have been injured—in particular children, the elderly and pregnant and lactating women.
Source: ACT International/Alliance(Act of churches together)
http://www.act-intl.org/alerts.php?uid=16
Extracted:13-02-2008
Reflections: I think that the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo can improve the building structure. They should make wider in surface area so that it is firmer and won't get destroyed unless the magnitude of the earthquake is very high.
MAP
Source:Wikisource
Damages of the earthquake in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Source:Green Report/Media
Contributed by:Ansley Berrones