Strong Quake Strikes Tonga Region

CWB-326T

M6.1 earthquake occurs 153km NW of Pangai, Tonga

EQ Details:
Magnitude: 6.1mww [USGS]
Location: 19.013°S, 175.556°W [± 5.2 km, 153km NW of Pangai, Tonga – 173]
Depth: 10.0 km [± 1.9]
Time: 14:04:38 UTC 2017-10-08

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Longest War in US History Turned 16

US War on Afghanistan: “Operation Enduring Freedom” has resulted in hundreds of thousands of causalities at a cost of $1.08+ trillion

At least 111,000 Afghans, including civilians, soldiers and militants, are estimated to have been killed in the 16-year war.

The Cost of War project estimated that 360,000 others have died from indirect causes related to the war, based on a ratio of indirect to direct deaths in contemporary conflicts.

Documented Civilian Deaths
More than 31,000 civilian  killed in war-related violence in Afghanistan, with 29,900 others wounded.

UNMA 201 7 Mid – Year Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan

During the first half of 2017, armed conflict continued to cause severe harm to civilians across Afghanistan, killing and injuring civilians at levels similar to the same period last year. Between 1 January and 30 June 2017, UNAMA documented 5,243 civilian casualties (1,662 deaths and 3,581 injured), marking a decrease of less than one per cent in overall civilian casualties. Civilian deaths increased by two per cent while the number of civilians injured decreased by one per cent. 3 Between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2017, armed conflict in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 26,512 civilians and injured 48,931 others.

Child Casualties

Child casualties increased by 9% to 436 killed and 1,141 wounded, compared with the first 6-months of 2016. Female deaths rose by 23%, with 174 women killed and 462 wounded.

• Coalition Fatalities: 3,541 (Including 2,403 from the US)
• US personnel wounded: 17,674 (Oct. 2001 – Sep.  2012)

The War Racket’s Known Cost: $1.08 trillion [that’s about $3,100 for every man, woman and child in the US.]

Opium Production

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported the area used to farm the poppy plant, the source of opium, and heroin, had increased by 10% (YoY) to 201,000 hectares in October 2016.

 

FIRE-EARTH ALERTS: GLFW, JLJT, NHXR, RFBP, SMWG, VPTM

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[Issued by FIRE-EARTH Science.]

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