https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The German Red Cross (DRK) on Thursday said it had been forced to cancel a plan to deliver aid to earthquake-hit Morocco. https://www.thelocal.de/20230914/german-red-cross-says-morocco-aid-plan-thwarted Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:19:43 +0200 german-red-cross-says-morocco-aid-plan-thwarted Thousands of people have tragically lost their lives in Morocco in an earthquake catastrophe that has shocked the world. What's the likelihood of earthquakes on a similar seismic scale happening in Germany? https://www.thelocal.de/20230912/could-a-morocco-style-earthquake-disaster-happen-in-germany Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:43:39 +0200 could-a-morocco-style-earthquake-disaster-happen-in-germany Germany will double its relief aid in Turkey and Syria with an additional 50 million euros ($53 million) for victims of the deadly earthquake, two ministers announced Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230222/germany-steps-up-relief-aid-for-quake-victims-in-turkey-and-syria Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:04:37 +0100 germany-steps-up-relief-aid-for-quake-victims-in-turkey-and-syria Germany has said it plans to rapidly grant three-month visas to Turkish and Syrian earthquake victims with family in the country. Here's how they can apply. https://www.thelocal.de/20230213/how-turkish-and-syrian-quake-victims-can-come-to-germany-on-an-emergency-visa Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:00:17 +0100 how-turkish-and-syrian-quake-victims-can-come-to-germany-on-an-emergency-visa The earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria has shaken the whole of Germany - but especially those who have relatives in the disaster area.  https://www.thelocal.de/20230208/turkish-community-in-germany-gathers-to-help-earthquake-victims Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:16:53 +0100 turkish-community-in-germany-gathers-to-help-earthquake-victims A slight earthquake shook parts of southern Germany in the early hours of Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191104/no-injuries-after-southern-germany-rattled-by-earthquake Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:40:39 +0100 no-injuries-after-southern-germany-rattled-by-earthquake A light earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 on the Richter scale on Wednesday evening in the Cologne area may have frightened some residents, but so far no injuries or damage have been reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20171109/no-injuries-after-minor-earthquake-rattles-cologne Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:08:15 +0100 no-injuries-after-minor-earthquake-rattles-cologne Germany pledged on Wednesday to rebuild a school in earthquake-hit central Italy as a probe intensified into why at least one primary school and other buildings collapsed, causing nearly 300 deaths. https://www.thelocal.de/20160901/germany-to-rebuild-quake-hit-school-in-italy Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:08:49 +0200 germany-to-rebuild-quake-hit-school-in-italy Residents of a suburb of Cologne were jolted from their sleep on Tuesday morning when an earthquake hit western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20151222/earthquake-shakes-sleepy-german-town Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:45:07 +0100 earthquake-shakes-sleepy-german-town Two young German women who were backpacking through Nepal are still missing in the wake of the huge earthquake that struck the country on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150430/two-german-women-missing-in-nepal Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:06:41 +0200 two-german-women-missing-in-nepal Over 50 German rescue specialists are heading to one of the worst affected parts of Nepal to perform a search and rescue mission for people trapped by Saturday's earthquake. https://www.thelocal.de/20150429/germany-aid-team-arrives-in-nepal Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:40:07 +0200 germany-aid-team-arrives-in-nepal The Foreign Ministry confirmed to The Local on Tuesday that one German citizen was killed in the earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150428/at-least-one-german-confirmed-dead-in-nepal Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:41:12 +0200 at-least-one-german-confirmed-dead-in-nepal Their most famous song is called “Shots in the Air,” but Kraftklub managed to set off a shock in the opposite direction when 8,000 fans at a concert in Leipzig jumped so energetically that they set off a "mini-earthquake". https://www.thelocal.de/20150306/rock-fans-shake-up-leipzig Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:18:08 +0100 rock-fans-shake-up-leipzig People in Düsseldorf were rudely awakened as two minor earthquakes rocked the area early Wednesday morning, the local geological authority confirmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150114/back-to-back-earthquakes-wake-up-dsseldorf Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:50:00 +0100 back-to-back-earthquakes-wake-up-dsseldorf Around 70 houses were damaged in central Germany on Saturday evening when the strongest earthquake for 20 years hit the state of Hesse. https://www.thelocal.de/20140519/earthquake-damages-70-homes-in-hesse-germany Mon, 19 May 2014 11:13:00 +0200 earthquake-damages-70-homes-in-hesse-germany A German woman died of fright after an earthquake shook northern Italy on Sunday morning, killing at least six other people, and leaving buildings in ruins. https://www.thelocal.de/20120520/42643 Sun, 20 May 2012 12:44:00 +0200 42643 German scientists on Thursday joined a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year's devastating tsunami, to get their first proper look at the buckled ocean floor. https://www.thelocal.de/20120308/41197 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:01:00 +0100 41197 An earthquake that reached 4.2 on the Richter scale struck Switzerland Saturday evening, reaching parts of southwestern Germany as well. https://www.thelocal.de/20120212/40687 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0100 40687 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle expressed sympathy for victims of the Turkish earthquake expected to have killed at least 1,000 people and left many more injured or homeless on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20111024/38395 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:59:00 +0200 38395 An unusually strong earthquake rocked western Germany on Thursday evening, causing alarm but no damages. The quake was especially noticeable around the epicentre near the Lower Rhine region but was also felt through the Ruhr Valley. https://www.thelocal.de/20110909/37487 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:31:00 +0200 37487