Costa Rica quake kills 2, injures 20
By The Week Staff | September 6, 2012
A
powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday killed at least two people and injured 20. It also triggered landslides, knocked down buildings, and briefly sparked a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:42 a.m. near Nicoya, a town about 90 miles from the capital San Jose. The Red Cross said the numbers of those wounded could increase as emergency teams reach out to more areas.
MOST READ
MOST SHARED
- WATCH: CBS' Major Garrett calls out GOP over doctored Benghazi emails
- My husband has a small penis. Help!
- 10 things you need to know today: May 18, 2013
- 32 TV shows to watch in 2013 [Updated]
- WATCH: Jon Stewart slams Obama over the IRS scandal
- The IRS scandal: Is Sarah Hall Ingram the next head to roll?
- The week's best photojournalism
- How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can be a success
- Girls on Film: The real problem with the Disney Princess brand
- 6 career-killing phrases to quit using now
- Girls on Film: The real problem with the Disney Princess brand
- Should the U.K. leave the European Union?
- 8 symbols that we turned into words
- WATCH: CBS' Major Garrett calls out GOP over doctored Benghazi emails
- How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can be a success
- 6 career-killing phrases to quit using now
- WATCH: Jon Stewart slams Obama over the IRS scandal
- My husband has a small penis. Help!
- How an Australian hospital is bringing clinically dead people back to life
- 10 things you need to know today: May 18, 2013
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
