8.3-magnitude quake strikes coastal Chile, triggers Tsunami warning

An 8.3-magnitude earthquake has struck the coastal Chile region and buildings in the capital city of Santiago felt the intensity as a tsunami warning has been issued for Chile, Peru and French Polynesia. The government of Chile has urged residents to evacuate the coastline.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 17 September 2015.

The mayor of Illapel, located near the epicenter, has revealed that a 26-year-old woman had been killed by a collapsing wall, and 15 others were reported injured.
The quake had struck just 46-Km from Illapel and, as a result, the city located 210-Km north of Santiago was without electricity or drinking water. People fled their damaged homes in panic and sought shelter in the streets. It seems the quake was felt as far away as the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on the eastern seaboard of South America.
U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that the quake had struck 169-Km north of Valparaiso at a depth of 25-Km and was originally reported as magnitude 7.9.
The waves triggered by the earthquake have led to flooding of streets near the ocean. Tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) are possible for French Polynesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has indicated that waves of less than 1 meter were also expected in Hawaii.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

Some more interesting 'must reads'-

City of Jinan to eliminate all dogs even if they are registered pets and vaccinated

Two foreign tourists killed as Kalka-Shimla toy train derails

Molesters flee bleeding from the clutches of a karate girl in Barasat, West Bengal


Ringo Starr, Beatles drummer, bemoans the decline in the music industry

Lindsay Lohan fails to keep her date with Toronto Film Festival

Kangana Ranaut in Paris for ‘Queen’ hates actors endorsing fairness creams


This is the age of drone warfare - pick and eliminate the jihadists from miles away

RAF readies to strike ISIS in Syria to check flow of refugees into Europe

Russia’s game plan not clear – it sends Pantsir-S missile system to Syria


Bengalis are a politically conscious lot

Rasgulla, the juice-dripping sweet that Bengalis swear by

Bengalis are daydreamers tied to mothers’ apron strings

Nepal to reopen its historical sites to bring back the tourists

Nepal is trying to come out of the horrors of devastation heaped on it by the earthquake in April that left the country and its historical monuments in ruins. While salvage operations have begun, Nepal is trying to woo the tourists back because tourism is one of its plus points.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 15 June 2015.

The earthquake has killed more than 8,000 people and the destruction was widespread but, despite all odds, Nepal is determined to reopen all the heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley to the public. Among the sites set to reopen are the historic Durbar squares or "noble courts" – these had suffered severe damages.
UNESCO is worried about the safety of these sites but officials have assured that necessary measures have been put in place. Incidentally, immediately after the earthquake, Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO has described damage to the Kathmandu valley as "extensive and irreversible".
UNESCO has, on 11 June, issued a statement advising the public to be extra cautious at the sites. It has also expressed hopes that the decision to reopen them could be re-examined. But, officials have indicated that security will be in place, tourists will be given guided tours and signboards will indicate specified routes to cause minimal disturbance to structures.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

A few more must reads -
Airbus to showcase its E-Fan 2.0 silent plane in Paris Air Show

Music is a great healer – listen to classical music and lower your blood pressure

Taxi strike in Kolkata opens the doors for Uber and Ola cabs

Pickles and yoghurt help youngsters to tackle social anxiety


MI5 warns – extremists on the prowl in the streets of Britain

ISIS militants ambush and kill Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

British would-be jihadists are making detour to Syria via Canada to avoid detection


How retired persons keep themselves busy

Learn to embrace the mall culture

Time weighs down heavily on retired men

Citizen Journalist reporting on natural disasters or calamities or accidents

These are unpredictable affairs – no one can forecast where there would be an earthquake or where a fire would engulf a shopping complex at the dead of night or when the flood waters would breach the dam and enter the villages. Neither can one anticipate any major accident or disaster like a running express train ramming into a stationary one or of terrorist attacks.

An alert Citizen Journalist should be prepared to move to the site at the first opportunity to obtain first hand information that he can supply to the real-time mainstream media.

While reporting he has to bear in mind the following general guidelines –

Whether help was delayed
Whether the rescue teams had come with proper equipment
Whether the medical treatments were prompt
Whether NGOs responded and how the locals extended assistance

The CJ should discuss with the persons who are affected as well as the administration on how the relief amounts would be calculated and distributed
The CJ should support all statements with photographs (videos preferable) as well as facts and figures.