Mexico Earthquake: Explaining Absence of Aftershocks

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The bad news: NO aftershock, so far, days after deadly 7.1 quake struck Mexico

[Issued by FIRE-EARTH Science Team.]

• Details via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

 

Mexico Declares State of Disaster, 3 Days of Mourning as EQ Toll Rises

M7.1 Earthquake Leaves Hundreds Dead across Five Mexican States

Mexico has declared a state of disaster, and three days of mourning, as the earthquake death toll continues to rise.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Atencingo in Puebla state, about 120km SSE of Mexico City on September 19, at 18:14 (UTC).

The earthquake destroyed scores of buildings and damaged thousands more across a wide area, inducing about 2,300 schools alone, according to reports.

The official  death toll now stands at 230 across five states, with at least 100 fatalities in the capital, but it’s expected to rise, as search for survivors continues.

Up to several thousand people may have been injured, but the exact number is  currently unknown.

Mexico Earthquake Forecast

FIRE-EARTH Science Team has issued “Mexico Earthquake Forecast 092101.”

• Full details of the FORECAST and diagnostics available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

 

Strong Earthquake Strikes SSE of Mexico City

KMPH-902T

M7.1 Earthquake Strikes 5km ENE of Raboso, Mexico –USGS

• The quake violently shook high-rise buildings in the Mexico City megalopolis, sending tens of thousands of scared residents fleeing into the streets.
• Unknown no. of buildings have collapsed; major structural damage reported in parts of the capital.
• Large plumes of dusts were seen rising at various location throughout the city.
• A powerful 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck Middle America Trench off the Mexican coast – centered about 600km SE of today’s event – on September 8, triggering a tsunami, killing about 100 people and causing major damage to the region.
• Today’s event occurred on the anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City deadly earthquake that struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST), killing 5,000 – 45,000 people, injuring 30,000 others and causing  major damage to the Greater Mexico City. The event was centered at 18.35N, 102.39W, and was followed by two significant aftershocks.

Earthquake Details:

Magnitude: 7.1 mww
Location: 18.584°N, 98.399°W
Depth: 51.0 km
Time: 2017-09-19 18:14:39 (UTC)

Distances:

• 58 km SW of Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico / pop: 1,591,000
• 1 km S of Izúcar de Matamoros, Mexico / pop: 43,000

EQ Location Map. Source: USGS

Related Links:

• M8.1 Earthquake Strikes Mexico Posted on September 8, 2017

Estimated Fatalities: USGS 

Orange alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. Significant casualties and damage are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread. Past orange alerts have required a regional or national level response.” [Previous USGS fatality estimate for the M8.1 event on September 8 was wildly inaccurate.]

Estimated Economic Losses: USGS

“Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of Mexico.”

En el piso 38 en pleno Reforma. pic.twitter.com/zuCIke0kc9

— Gustavo Serrano 〽️ (@gooz25) September 19, 2017

#Sismo CDMX pic.twitter.com/zobdrEVkAM

— Ernesto Muñoz Gomez (@mg_ernesto) September 19, 2017

#SismoCDMX #ÚltimaHora Se registra sismo de 7. 1 grados en la Ciudad de México. Aquí algunas imágenes preliminares… pic.twitter.com/oA9CUIoovb

— Las Noticias (@_LASNOTICIASMTY) September 19, 2017

30 Day Significant Earthquakes Worldwide

M7.1
5km ENE of Raboso, Mexico
2017-09-19 18:14:39 (UTC)
51.0 km

M3.8
12km ENE of Albion, Illinois
2017-09-19 11:47:28 (UTC)
11.7 km

M3.6
5km NW of Westwood, CA
2017-09-19 06:20:44 (UTC)
10.5 km

M3.3
3km NNE of East Foothills, California
2017-09-15 01:17:47 (UTC)
-0.2 km

M8.1
87km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico
2017-09-08 04:49:21 (UTC)
69.7 km

M4.3
12km SSE of Medford, Oklahoma
2017-09-08 02:26:23 (UTC)
6.1 km

M6.3
Explosion 22km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea
2017-09-03 03:30:01 (UTC)
0.0 km

M5.3
15km E of Soda Springs, Idaho
2017-09-02 23:56:52 (UTC)
9.6 km

M6.3
71km NE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia
2017-08-31 17:06:55 (UTC)
43.1 km

M6.4
107km NE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
2017-08-27 04:17:50 (UTC)
8.1 km

M5.1
29km ENE of Kuysinjaq, Iraq
2017-08-23 13:42:53 (UTC)
8.0 km

[USGS]

Sinking Mexico City Faces Water Crisis

Large parts of Mexico City sinking at rates of up to 23cm per year —Report

“Always short of water, Mexico City keeps drilling deeper for more, weakening the ancient clay lake beds on which the Aztecs first built much of the city, causing it to crumble even further.”

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/17/world/americas/mexico-city-sinking.html

Related Links

Drying Aquifers, Sinking Cities

Explosive Activity Increases at Popocatépetl

Volcán Popocatépetl Alert Level Raised to 3

Mexcio’c National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), has raised the volcanic activity alert to Yellow Phase 3  from Yellow Phase 2 on Sunday, after detecting  increased level of explosive activity at the towering volcano.

Yellow Phase 3 alert means the volcano could explode ejecting lava and other volcanic matter over considerable distances, according to CENAPRED chart.

The 5,452-m Volcán Popocatépetl, or “smoking mountain” in Aztec, North America’s 2nd-highest volcano, sits about 70 km SE of Mexico City.

Volcán Popocatépetl 

(Image source: CENAPRED)

VolcanoCams

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Strong Earthquake Strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

Earthquake Measuring at Least 6.5 Mw Strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

The quake, epicentered at 16.530°N, 97.708°W, struck about 120km WSW of Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico,  at depth of 10km on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 07:22:27 UTC.

The earthquake struck about 100 km WNW of the epicenter of a magnitude 8.0 quake which struck the region on June 17, 1928.

This quake has the potential to trigger one or more eruptions at volcanoes  in the region.

The shock may well prove to be detrimental to oil and gas drilling activities in the  Gulf of Mexico.

As of posting, there was no report of damage or casualties, but the Moderators believe some structural damage may have occurred locally close to the epicenter, and will post further information on Fire Earth Disaster pages.

10-degree Map Centered at 15°N,100°W

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by Fire-Earth.

Fire-Earth Quake Forecast

The Blog Moderators expect more earthquakes, and related disasters, in the 2nd half of 2010 than occurred in the 1st half of this year.

Earthquake Details:

• Magnitude 6.5
• Date-Tim:  Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 07:22:27 UT
• Location: 16.530°N, 97.708°W
• Depth:  10 km (6.2 miles)
• Region: OAXACA, MEXICO
• Distances
  • 120 km (75 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 145 km (90 miles) S of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 160 km (100 miles) NW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 355 km (220 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
• Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yday

Related Links:

• FEWW Volcano Links
• Volcanoes
• FEWW Earthquake Links

Carmageddon: Nature’s Dislike for Things on Wheels

Images of the Day:

“Carmageddon” in California

La Cañada Flintridge. Smashed vehicles are pushed together on Ocean View Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times / February 7, 2010) Image may be subject to copyright. LATIMES Photo Gallery

On Saturday, more than 500 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders. About 43 homes have been damaged including 12 that sustained major structural damage, in Paradise Valley, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta, LA Times said.

“About 25 vehicles were damaged, flowing down the street and smashing against walls, trees and one another.”

“Mubserged” in Mexico

Everything on wheels are seen submerged on a flooded highway in Chalco, Mexico City (Feb. 5, 2010). Severe rain from several different weather systems have created chaos killing at least 30 people and causing substantial to several Mexican states, government met services said. Credit: REUTERS. Image may be subject to copyright.

Meanwhile, the death toll from severe and unseasonable winter rain, which have triggered floods and mudslides in Mexico reached 29. At least two dozen others were reported missing, presumed dead,  in the mudslides near Toluca, Mexico State. “A mix of drain water and sewage flowed into thousands of homes and blocked major thoroughfares in the metropolis of 20 million people. About 7,500 homes were flooded, prompting emergency personnel to ferry people from their homes through chest-high water.” AP reported.  “… at least 2,000 homes were damaged. The federal government declared three Michoacan townships disaster zones, opening access to relief funds.”

Source: ABC News Aust. Image may be subject to copyright.

After record rainfall in parts of Australia (70 mm fell in 15 mins at Usher Falls at Bouldercombe, south of Rockhamptonn central Queensland,) dozens of cars “ended up under water and boats washed from the Gold Coast marine precinct at Coomera,” and two people were killed. “The weather bureau says Mount Tambourine and Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland set rainfall records, each receiving more than 360 millimetres in the 24 hours to 9am AEST yesterday.” ABC News Aust reported.

Related Links:

• 2010: Year One of Human-Enhanced Disasters
• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN) March 2008
• 2010: The Year of Disasters
• Earth’s Human Induced Antiphase Nears Completion

• Nature’s Assault on Cars Continues
• Car burial day in S. Korea
• Drought and Deluge
• Landslides, Floods, Extreme Rain Events
• CO2e Links Page
• World CO2 Emissions
• Carbon Footprint of Your Dollar
• New York Cognitive Dissonance

FEWW Earthquake Forecast: Mexico City

Powerful Earthquake Could Strike Near Mexico City in 2009

FEWW forecast: A major earthquake measuring about 8 Mw could strike southwest of Ecatepec, Edomex, NNE of Mexico City [probability of 0.7] in 2009.

The epicenter of the forecast event may be located at 19.521ºN, 99.093ºW, according to FEWW “EarthModel.”

FEWW Earthquake Forecast: Ecatepec, Mexico. Original Map: Google Earth. Image may be subject to copyright.

10-degree Map Centered at 20°N,100°W

FEWW Earthquake Forecast: Ecatepec, Mexico – Location Map. USGS

Note: This forecast does NOT preclude the possibility of other seismic events in the area at any time. [All data are subject to updates and changes.]

Related links:

• FEWW Earthquakes [Links to articles]

Swine Flu Update 28-04-09

World Health Organization (WHO) flu expert, Dr Keiji Fukuda:

“Containment is not a feasible operation”

WHO has raised its swine flu alert level from three to four – two levels short of a full pandemic.

There has been  a “significant step towards pandemic influenza”, but “we are not there yet,” Dr Keiji Fukuda, WHO Assistant Director General said.

“What this can really be interpreted as is a significant step towards pandemic influenza. But also, it is a phase that says we are not there yet,” Fukuda said.

“In other words, at this time we think we have taken a step in that direction, but a pandemic is not considered inevitable.”

Because  the virus has become too widespread, containment is no longer a feasible option, he said, adding that the countries must focus measures that mitigate circumstances.

Alert level four means the virus is showing a sustained ability to pass from human to human, and is capable of causing community-level outbreaks.

In nature, influenza viruses circulate continuously among animals, especially birds. Even though such viruses might theoretically develop into pandemic viruses, in Phase 1 no viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans.

In Phase 2 an animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have caused infection in humans, and is therefore considered a potential pandemic threat.

In Phase 3, an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus has caused sporadic cases or small clusters of disease in people, but has not resulted in human-to-human transmission sufficient to sustain community-level outbreaks. Limited human-to-human transmission may occur under some circumstances, for example, when there is close contact between an infected person and an unprotected caregiver. However, limited transmission under such restricted circumstances does not indicate that the virus has gained the level of transmissibility among humans necessary to cause a pandemic.

Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause “community-level outbreaks.” The ability to cause sustained disease outbreaks in a community marks a significant upwards shift in the risk for a pandemic. Any country that suspects or has verified such an event should urgently consult with WHO so that the situation can be jointly assessed and a decision made by the affected country if implementation of a rapid pandemic containment operation is warranted. Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion.

Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.

Phase 6, the pandemic phase, is characterized by community level outbreaks in at least one other country in a different WHO region in addition to the criteria defined in Phase 5. Designation of this phase will indicate that a global pandemic is under way.

During the post-peak period, pandemic disease levels in most countries with adequate surveillance will have dropped below peak observed levels. The post-peak period signifies that pandemic activity appears to be decreasing; however, it is uncertain if additional waves will occur and countries will need to be prepared for a second wave.

Previous pandemics have been characterized by waves of activity spread over months. Once the level of disease activity drops, a critical communications task will be to balance this information with the possibility of another wave. Pandemic waves can be separated by months and an immediate “at-ease” signal may be premature.

In the post-pandemic period, influenza disease activity will have returned to levels normally seen for seasonal influenza. It is expected that the pandemic virus will behave as a seasonal influenza A virus. At this stage, it is important to maintain surveillance and update pandemic preparedness and response plans accordingly. An intensive phase of recovery and evaluation may be required. —WHO

Confirmed and suspected cases

• In Mexico the death toll from swine flu outbreak rose to 149 , but the authorities have only confirmed 20 cases.

• The victims are all aged between 20 and 50.

• A total of about 2,000 people had been hospitalized since April 13, when the first case of swine flu was reported, but a half had been released.

• Cases are confirmed in the US, Canada, Spain and Britain.

• In New Zealand a total of about 80 suspected cases were reported.

• The first batches of a swine flu vaccine could be ready in about four to six months, but it would take several more months to produce it in large quantities, Fukuda said. [But is it guaranteed to work? And more importantly, is it safe?]

• The newly-detected virus contains genetic material from previous versions of swine flu and avian flu viruses, experts say.

• Schools nationwide will remain closed until  May 6, as a precautionary measure to mitigate the outbreak.

The U.S. Cases

• A further 20 cases of swine flu were confirmed in New York, with other cases reported in  California,  Kansas, Ohio, Texas reaching a total of about 40 nationwide.

• Patients with swine flu outside Mexico are said to be making a full recovery, so far.

• It is thought that only person in the US had been hospitalised as a result of contracting the virus, and all had recovered.

• The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising that  “non-essential travel to Mexico be avoided”.

New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Scotland  South Korea, Spain

• At least six cases have been recorded in British Columbia and in Nova Scotia.

• Two people in Scotland and a young man in Spain who returned from Mexico were tested positive for the virus.

• Suspected cases of swine flu infection are being reported in New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Israel and South Korea among visitors who returned from Mexico.

• Many countries have banned imports of raw pork and pork products from Mexico and the US.

• Shares in airlines have nosedived amid fears of the economic impact of the virus outbreak.

• Oil futures fell 5% in early trading Monday because of concerns over global economic recovery.

Related Links:

• Swine Flu Mystery Deepens

• Swine Flu Mystery and Air New Zealand
• Was Dr Adu-Bobie A Victim of Biological Warfare Experiments?
• More on Swine Flu
• Swine flu kills dozens in Mexico
• New type of swine flu hits California and Texas

• A (H1N1) Virus [Swine Flu Index Page]

Swine Flu Mystery Deepens

Is New Zealand’s Biowarfare Industry the Missing Link in Swine Flu Outbreak?

Latest Update –

• President Obama said the swine flu cases in the US were a cause for concern but not alarm.
• World Health Organization experts are meeting to discuss the virus outbreak.
• The UN warns that the virus has the potential to become a pandemic.
• EU Health Commissioner has advised people to avoid traveling to Mexico and the US, except in an emergency.
• Mexican Health Secretary said suspected swine flu cases in his country had risen to 1,614 on Sunday.
• A senior US health official warned about the possibility of  “more severe cases” to follow.
• Airlines shares fell sharply on fears concerning the economic fallout of the outbreak.
• Oil futures fell 5% in early trading Monday because of concerns over global economic recovery.
• Most countries are introducing measures to prevent the spread the virus.
• In New Zealand the authorities are preparing for the worst as swine flu toll rises. Dozens of people have been quarantined, or asked to stay at home for seven days.

In Mexico City:

• Schools and public buildings remained closed, and people were advised to stay indoors.
• Soldiers handed out six million masks throughout the capital.

Swine flu outbreak map. Source WHO via BBC

• Mexico: 103 dead; 20 confirmed deaths from swine flu; 18 confirmed infected with swine flu
• United States: 20 confirmed cases
• Canada: 6 confirmed cases
• Spain: 1 confirmed case
• New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Spain and UK :  Dozens of suspected cases being tested

NewZeelend Blog Moderator, TEAA, is advising her readers who are flying Air New Zealand to demand their plane be fumigated immediately before takeoff!

TEAA asks

1. Why are so many New Zealanders sickened by swine flu virus, compared with only a few cases in the United States?

2. Did the virus really originate from Mexico?

TEAA wrote:

• Total number of New Zealanders visiting Mexico City since March 2009:  Not very many, possibly a few hundred.
• Reported number of New Zealanders sickened by Swine flu virus: More than 20 percent of the visitors [FEWW estimate is about 5% of the visitors]
• Total number of US citizens visiting Mexico City or coming into contact with people traveling from MC since March: Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of citizens [FEWW estimates the number at 1,000,000]
• Total number of US citizens hit by Swine flu: Less than two dozens

Based on the figures provided by TEAA, the Moderators  estimate that the ratio of the rate of New Zealanders with suspected infection to those in the United States is  about 250,000 : 1

In other words, New Zealanders have shown to be 250,000 more likely to catch the suspected swine flu virus than the US citizen.

FEWW also estimate that

• The ratio of the rate of New Zealanders who traveled to Mexico City and are now suspected to have swine flu to the infected people in Mexico is about 275,000 : 1

And

• Rate ratio of New Zealanders to the infected people in Mexico City is about 45,000 : 1

All of the data available are of course preliminary and subject to speculation. However, the readers would agree that the numbers are too significant to disregard as statistical anomaly.

Where did the swine flu virus originate from? Mexico, New Zealand or some place else?

FEWW is informed that ESR (a Crown Research Institute wholly owned by the New Zealand Government) is heavily involved in germ warfare experiments.  For additional information see: Dr Adu-Bobie, 31, an expert on meningococcal vaccines, contracted meningococcal septicaemia within days of working at New Zealand’s ESR labs.

Is it possible that the new strain of swine flu was developed in New Zealand and flown to Mexico for experiments?

Has New Zealand ever committed any major crimes such as  genocide, mass murder, crimes against humanity and nature, large-scale environmental destruction, eco-terrorism … to warrant any such insinuation?

Genocide of Maori. Maori owned 66,400,000 acres of land in 1840. Maori population stood at about 250,000. Two generations later, by 1891, the Maori Land was reduced to one sixth of the original holding (11,079,486 Acres) and so was Maori population, decimated by Pakeha (white Europeans) to 42,000.

Ecocide in Vietnam and genocide of North Vietnamese. New Zealand has been producing chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction since at least the end of WWII. One of the well-documented cases is the manufacture of substantial quantities of the deadly defoliant Agent Orange between 1960 and 1987, which was subsequently used for the destruction of Vietnamese forests and mass murder of the North Vietnamese.

The Case of Dr Adu-Bobie. Dr Adu-Bobie, 31, an expert on meningococcal vaccines, contracted meningococcal septicaemia within days of working at New Zealand’s ESR labs. The virus didn’t affect her white colleagues.

[Note: Patients with swine flu outside Mexico are said to be making a full recovery, so far.]

Ecocide in New Zealand and Antarctica

The Secret Dumping of Agent Orange. Indiscriminate dumping of Agent Orange in secret sites.

Intensive Agriculture. The pressure in New Zealand to produce food for export has turned the country into a giant sewage dump. “Hundreds of millions of tons of agricultural waste and farm runoffs are discharged into the lakes and coastal waters, and millions of tons of methane gas are released to the environment each year.” Extensive dead zones regularly appear off the coasts of New Zealand. Both  NZ and Australia are major sources of industrial agriculture as well as sheep and cattle factory farming. “New Zealand cattle and sheep also produce methane emissions equivalent to 33 million tons of carbon dioxide each year.”

Large-scale environmental pollution. New Zealand is the size of Colorado yet it hosts up to 94 million farm animals (livestock excluding poultry), which discharge an estimated 300 million tons of effluent to the environment each year. New Zealand’s intensive animal industries produce about 4 times more manure than they could safely use as fertilizer. [The leftover is discharged or washed off into NZ coastal waters.]

New Zealand Tourism Industry. New Zealand government is committing eco-terrorism by luring 2.5 million uninformed persons to New Zealand each year. On a return flight from the United States to New Zealand, each visitor produces about 7.4 metric tons of CO2e pollution [11.1 metric tons of CO2e if flying from the US Atlantic coast]; a UK visitor produces about 17.64 metric tons of CO2.

World’s largest 1080 user. NZ government agencies are increasingly using large scale indiscriminate aerial applications to cut costs. New Zealand releases about two and a half tons of compound 1080 into its environment each year, about 90% of the global use. [Enough poison to kill the entire population of New Zealand 15 times over, if administered orally!]

Negligent homicide of at least 1,522 foreigners, with another 450 visitors permanently missing. Between January 1, 2000 and January 30, 2009 at least 1,475 foreigners were killed in New Zealand. That is as many as 35 percent of all US troops killed in Iraq during a comparable period. [Between March 2003 and January 30, 2009 at least 4,237 US military personnel were killed in Iraq —officially acknowledged.] Number of foreigners who are permanently missing in New Zealand is estimated at more than 450.

Mass murder of dozens of Chinese babies and sickening of another half of a million. Chinese Sanlu chairwoman Tian Wenhau last week said she allowed melamine to be added to its infant milk formula on the advice of its New Zealand shareholder. Fonterra has confirmed it gave her a document about Europe’s safe limits of melamine in food, but said it made it clear zero was the only acceptable melamine level.

Conspiracy to topple foreign governments.

• A key government official in Fiji claims she has email written by Michael green, a senior New Zealand “diplomat,” showing secret interference in Fiji’s internal affairs. A report by Fiji Human Rights Commission head and Ombudsman Shaista Shameem states New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy secretary, Michael Green, is involved in a “conspiracy to cripple the administration of justice in Fiji”.  Michael Green was New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Fiji until he was declared persona non grata and kicked out of the country in June 2007. Dr Shameem says he “was still interfering in Fiji’s internal affairs”. (Source:  http://www.stuff.co.nz/4592575a11.html).

• A suspected New Zealand SIS agent arrested in the Philippines in connection with  a 2003 mutiny. Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials say they are doing what they can to help the suspect, NZPA said. … “The man, identified only by his surname Newman, and six retired Philippine Navy soldiers have been detained by the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration and Organised Crime Task Force, The Dominion Post reported.”… “The man had appointed a lawyer and did not want any other information released.”

• “When the other SIS spy suspect, Mark Taylor, was released from detention in Pakistan and deported, his ‘family’ [read: the security intelligence service,] too, asked for no further information to be released regarding his whereabouts, or the circumstances surrounding his detention and deportation.”

Advance knowledge of virus manipulation. ESR’s influenza experts have been heavily experimenting with the flu virus for nearly two decades. “ESR undertakes New Zealand’s ‘flu surveillance and operates the WHO National Influenza Centre. A national surveillance system was set up in 1991 as part of the WHO global programme for influenza surveillance.” … “ESR’s influenza team move[d] into new purpose-built laboratories at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease – Wallaceville, early in 2008.” [Update added May 8, 2009 ]

New Zealand government debts are UNMANAGEABLE. They would take any measure to avoid bankruptcy and stay in control. The flu vaccine business is an extremely lucrative market, and NZ govt as the owners of ESR labs. would stop short of nothing to exploit that market. They currently have in place various arrangements with vaccine manufacturers, including a contract with Australia’s CSL Ltd— a flu vaccine manufacturer. The following are excerpts from Will NZ become Iceland?

Quote [from http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/economy/2016117/Will-NZ-become-Iceland%5D

• The [New Zealand] economy is in its worst recession on record, and the government faces a sea of red ink – will New Zealand end up like Iceland?
• [T]he economy  is shrinking as the once-hot housing market has stalled, skyrocketing fuel and food prices have turned consumers cautious and the credit crunch has hit.
• New Zealand “is one of the most heavily indebted developed economies, as measured by the net international investment position as a percentage of GDP,” Trinh [a currency analyst at RBC Capital Markets in Sydney] said in a note to investors.

• New Zealand “is one of the most heavily indebted developed economies, as measured by the net international investment position as a percentage of GDP,” Trinh said in a note to investors.[Sue Trinh is a currency analyst at RBC Capital Markets in Sydney]

• At the end of March last year, New Zealand’s national debt, as measured by a negative net international investment position, was 86 percent of GDP, second to Iceland in the group of countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

End Quote

See also NZ government’s own debt forecast: New Zealand Parliament – 2. Government Debt—Forecasts

http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Business/QOA/b/9/f/49HansQ_20090429_00000137-2-Government-Debt-Forecasts.htm

Moderators have demonstrated New Zealand government’s ability to commit the crime (means), the reason why they committed the crime (motive), and the opportunity to commit the crime (opportunity). The readers can make up their own mind.

[Updated May 8, 2009 ]

See also:

• Was the young Texas victim Hispanic? [Link added Apr 29, 2009]

• Swine Flu: A Deadly $100 billion Scam? [Link added Apr 29, 2009]

• Swine Flu Spin: WHO is Looking? [Link added April 30, 2009]

Related Links:

• Swine Flu Mystery and Air New Zealand
• Was Dr Adu-Bobie A Victim of Biological Warfare Experiments?
• More on Swine Flu
• Swine flu kills dozens in Mexico
• New type of swine flu hits California and Texas

Swine flu kills dozens in Mexico

Swine flu kills 60 people and sickens 1,000  others in Mexico

60 people have died and hundreds more have been infected by a viral outbreak in Mexico believed to be a new strain of swine flu.

The cases are centered around Mexico City since mid-March, World Health Organization (WHO) said, prompting the authorities to close schools and launching a vaccination campaign in affected areas.

57  people died in Mexico City and another three in San Luis Potosi in central Mexico, with nearly a 1,000 suspected cases reported.

The infections follow seven non-fatal cases of a new form of swine flu confirmed in California and Texas, where tests are being carried out to establish if the two strains are linked.

Mexico’s Health Minister said the virus seems to have  “mutated from pigs and then at some point was transmitted to humans.”

“This is the first time that we’ve seen an avian strain, two swine strains and a human strain,” a spokesperson for the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told the media.

The seven victims in the United States had NOT been in contact with pigs, which is how the swine flu virus would normally have been transmitted.

Related Links:

• New type of swine flu hits California and Texas

NO Water in Mexico City

Water cut off in Mexican capital

Friday, 10 April 2009 BBC UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/7993279.stm

Mexico City officials have shut down a main pipeline providing fresh water to millions of residents because reserves have fallen to record low levels.

The closure, due to last 36 hours, will affect five million people, or a quarter of the city’s population.

Unusually low rainfall last year and major leakage are blamed for leaving reservoirs less than half full.

Hundreds of water trucks have been deployed in the areas worst affected by the cuts.

The local government says it will carry out emergency repairs to the water supply network.

More than 50% of the water carried by the pipeline leaks out before it reaches its destination.

This is the third time the capital has faced such a drastic form of water rationing this year, the BBC’s Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City reports.

It has been deliberately timed to coincide with Easter weekend, when many residents, or at least those who can afford to, leave the city, our correspondent says.

Mexico City was once a floating city, built on a spectacular chain of volcanic lakes, and flooding used to be its main environmental threat.

But since the lakes were finally drained in the 1960s, the city has been struggling with its water supply, our correspondent says.

Copyright BBC 2009.

Related Links:

• Drought and Deluge

• First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities