NEWS STORY #1 TSUNAMI DEVASTATES PACIFIC RIM
Special correspondents / Nuria Heres and Amanda Carbonell
On 26th of December 2004 there was a big tsunami in the Pacific Rim. Tsunamis are giant waves and they can destroy costal regions in minutes. This one killed 220.000 people. The International Community sent money and food. The army rebuilt the people's houses and the police helped when the tsunami finished.
NEWS STORY #2 HURRICANE KATRINA REACHES THE US
Special correspondents / Andrea Fernández and Ana Paula Lugo
Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive and deadliest natural disaster in the United States. It happened in 2005 and affected the Gulf Coast from central Florida to Texas. The hurricane caused severe destruction. 1.836 people lost their lives. People lost $81 billion in the natural disaster. The army studied the affected area and they found a solution: they didn't rebuild the dangerous areas and elevated many buildings.
NEWS STORY #3 EARTHQUAKE HITS HAITÍ
Special correspondents / Paula Gual and Nerea Capellà
On 12th January 2010 at 9:52 p.m. there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Ritcher scale in Haití. This was the country's strongest earthquake in 200 years. It was near the capital city of Haití, Puerto Príncipe. The death toll was about 300.000 people. The first and second floors of the Presidential Palace collapsed. Later, the Goverment rebuilt its new headquarters about 20 km. away from the city.NEWS STORY #4 THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT PELÉE
Special correspondents / Jerónimo Rojo and Carlos Sastre
On 12th April 1902, the big Pelée volcano erupted in the rural and beautiful island of Martinique. It killed a lot of people. 30.000 died in this disaster and approximately 100.000 also left their houses and their animals when they escaped. Charities helped these people and sent food and water. People from Martinique asked other countries to help them rebuild the island. Now its inhabitants live farther from the volcano.
