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Quake kills four, injures dozens in Honduras
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 28 - 05 - 2009

A strong quake measuring at least 7.1 points struck offshore from the Central American country of Honduras on Today, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, dpa quoted local authorities as saying.
Marcos Burgos, head of the Permanent Contingency Commission
(Copeco), the Honduran civil defence agency, told the television
channel Televicentro that the number of injured is rising, beyond the
four deaths, as is the number of homes destroyed by the quake.
Moreover, he noted that the country's communications
infrastructure suffered damages, so that the real magnitude of the
quake's effects remained unknown.
The first confirmed quake death was that of a 15-year-old boy, who
was killed when his house collapsed in Pineda de La Lima, 265
kilometres north of the capital Tegucigalpa, rescuers said.
Burgos noted that several fires had also been reported.
Dozens of people were injured in several locations, while hundreds
of houses were reportedly in ruins.
The quake also damaged churches, a major bridge and caused power
cuts.
US seismology officials put the strength of the quake at 7.1
points, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said it measured 7.3
points.
Dozens of people were injured in San Pedro Sula in the north,
several of them seriously.
A bridge known as La Democracia collapsed in El Progreso, cutting
traffic.
Several churches were destroyed in the department of Santa Barbara
near the Guatemalan border and in Comayagua in the centre of the
country, Carlos Gonzalez of Copeco said.
Several regions were without electricity, drinking water and
mobile phone services.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning to Honduras,
Belize, Guatemala and other Caribbean areas except for Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands.
However, only government agencies had the authority to take
decisions on official alerts, the centre said.
The 30-second quake was caused by a collision between the
Caribbean and North American plates, said seismology expert Gonzalo
Cruz from the Honduras National Autonomous University.
US seismology officials said the quake struck at a depth of 10
kilometres and some 320 kilometres north-east of Tegucigalpa.
The quake was followed by up to five aftershocks. The extent of
the damage in neighbouring countries was not yet known.


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