Burnaby search and rescue team on way to Venezuela after deadly earthquakes
Seven search and rescue volunteers from Burnaby are on their way to Venezuela Saturday to help out with rescue efforts following devastating earthquakes.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.
Last 24 hours — Earthquake
M 4.6 - 119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
Aug 28, 12:43 AM UTC · 119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M 4.9 - 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Aug 27, 11:02 PM UTC · 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
M 4.6 - 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Aug 27, 10:13 PM UTC · 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan