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2009-12-20 06:12:50 - Earthquake - Malawi EDIS CODE: EQ-20091220-24233-MWI
Date & Time: 2009-12-20 06:12:50 [UTC]
Area: Malawi, Karonga District, , Karonga Number of Injured person(s): 16
Damage level: Serious (Level 4)
Affected person(s): 16500
Not confirmed information! Description: A series of earthquakes hit the Karonga district in northern Malawi between December 6 and December 12, 2009. One of the earthquakes registered 5.8 on Richter scale and completely razed many houses. More than 16,500 people have been affected and reports indicate one death and 16 people seriously injured. Many public institutions have been closed because of cracks and instability in buildings. During the same time period, the districts of Chikwawa and Thyolo in southern Malawi were hit by a cyclone and rainstorm that has damaged houses, crops and livestock. The earthquake has damaged houses and schools, and displaced the inhabitants of 23 villages. Currently, 12,300 people are living in tents with poor sanitary facilities and no fresh water. The cyclone in the south has demolished more than 945 households. For those people that had already cultivated their fields and planted sorghum, about of 371.7 ha of land under crops (maize, sorghum) has been washed away. The infrastructure of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) church buildings and schools has also been reported.
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