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Un potente terremoto de magnitud 7,4 sacudió este lunes México. Según el Servicio Sismológico Nacional de México, el epicentro se localizó a 59 km al sur de Coalcoman, en el estado de Michoacán, en la costa del Pacífico.

El sismo sacudió edificios y generó escenas de pánico en la capital del país. Y ocurre una hora después de la realización de un simulacro nacional, en conmemoración de dos fuertes terremotos: en 1985 y 2017. 

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La alarma volvió a sonar en la capital mexicana a las 13:05 locales (18:05 GMT). Luego de unos minutos de incredulidad general, miles de personas salieron en estampida de calles y edificios para evacuar y ubicarse en lugares seguros.

Tras el evento, el Sistema de Alerta de Tsunamis de EE.UU. emitió un aviso, pero la Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil señaló que “no se espera la generación de variaciones del nivel del mar debido a la ubicación del epicentro”.

El presidente mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, se comunicó con el gobernador de Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, quien le transmitió que y “solo hay reporte de daños materiales en Coalcomán, donde fue el epicentro, y en zonas cercanas”.

Hablé con el gobernador de Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla y solo hay reporte de daños materiales en Coalcomán, donde fue el epicentro, y en zonas cercanas. pic.twitter.com/lpnl7waa6X

— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) September 19, 2022

Por su parte, la jefa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, Claudia Sheinmaun, señaló a través de su cuenta de Twitter que en el DF “no se reportaron daños” hasta el momento. 

Este es el tercer sismo que se registra un 19 de septiembre en la historia de México luego del ocurrido en 1985, con magnitud de 8,1 grados, y en 2017, de 7,1 grados. 

A través de las redes sociales, ciudadanos compartieron imágenes del fuerte sismo en el país latinoamericano. 

Noticia original de RT en Español. 

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The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recently hosted the newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries, Ms. Lilia Burun-ciuc, on her first visit to the country.

Ms. Burun-ciuc, who arrived in-state on August 31, was accompanied by the Deputy Country Director for Caribbean Countries and Country Management Unit Operations Manager, Gail Richardson, and Senior Country Officer for OECS Countries (Latin America and Caribbean Region) Mr. Denis Bosh-kov-ski.

The team made several site visits to projects that are funded by the World Bank, and also attended meetings with ministries, departments and implementing agencies to discuss the progress of these projects.

After participating in a presentation of concept designs for the new city at Arnos Vale, the team visited the intended site of the Arnos Vale Acute Care Hospital, which is located at the northern end of the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport.

The team also visited the coastal defence works at San Souci and Georgetown and the sites for installation of temporary Bailey Bridges in the North Windward communities of Overland, Noel and London, which is a component of the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project (VEEP).

Ms. Burun-ciuc and her team also visited the housing development at Orange Hill, although this was not funded by the World Bank. Several families from Sandy Bay were re-located there after losing their houses during the April 2021 volcanic eruptions.

During their visit, the World Bank team also met with the Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves to discuss matter relating to several projects; and also met with the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James, and his team to discuss planned renovations to the Fort Charlotte historical site.

Ms. Burun-ciuc took up her post as World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries on July 1, 2021.

She is based in Kingston, Jamaica, and leads the implementation of the World Bank’s programme – which includes an active portfolio of 75 projects in thirteen (13) countries, financed by the International Development Association (IDA), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and various trust funds.

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There are now only two active cases of Covid 19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as the downward trend continues, in relation to persons contracting the virus

That is according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment.

Rawdica Stephen tells us more in NBC’s Covid-19 update.

https://www.nbcsvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-19-UPDATE-613.mp3

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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has announced that construction work on the original St. Jude Hospital will begin in November this year.

“The first phase of the construction will be the fencing of the original site and external exterior works,” Pierre told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Cabinet.

The Castries East MP disclosed that ‘full construction’ of the remaining buildings will continue in the new year.

He expressed confidence that the reconstruction on the original site would be a relief to Saint Lucians and the people of the South.

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“We are in the process. As I said I always want to comment when I get (it) from the experts,” was Pierre’s response when asked about the project cost.

“Right now the costing is at the Ministry of Infrastructure. Until they verify it I am not going to say anything,” he told reporters.

And regarding a project timeline, Pierre repeated that construction would start on the external part in November this year.

He recalled that after the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won July 26, 2021, general elections, the party indicated that its first order of business would have been St. Jude Hospital.

Cabinet then appointed a committee that included architects, engineers and medical personnel to advise on the way forward.

According to the Prime Minister, the report indicated that it would be folly to continue work on the new building which was only 30 percent complete and on which over $100 million had been spent.

“If it had been completed it would only be one floor. So it didn’t make any sense to have a hospital on one floor and construction works going on on the other floor,” he stated.

And Pierre explained that the time would come when there would be ‘full ventilation’ of the facts regarding St Jude in the public domain.

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