Category:Disasters and accidents

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11 May 2008: Ignored warnings 'worsened' situation in Myanmar
11 May 2008: Tornadoes in central US kill at least 11
10 May 2008: Scotland's Grangemouth oil refinery catches fire
10 May 2008: Myanmar criticised for hampering aid; UN resumes relief efforts
9 May 2008: Search for Brazilian plane with four UK passengers called off after seven days
8 May 2008: UN Secretary General releases new statement as UN aid starts to reach Myanmar
7 May 2008: Floating wreckage of Brazilian plane carrying four UK businessmen recovered
7 May 2008: Aid starts to reach Myanmar
7 May 2008: Explosion in Chelmsford, Essex
6 May 2008: UK PM pledges aid for Myanmar

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**Recent Major Earthquakes**
Location	Time, Date	Magnitude
Vanuatu	17:08:55, 1 August	7.2
Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	00:25:18, 24 June	6.5
New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea	06:18:47, 18 June	6.3
Offshore Guatemala	19:29:41, 13 June	6.7
Bismarck Sea	00:40:41, 7 June	6.2
Yunnan, China	21:34:58, 2 June	6.2
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	20:22:13, 30 May	6.4
Kepulauan Obi, Indonesia	09:36:04, 29 May	6.1
Source: U.S. Geological Survey. All times UTC.