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  2001
 Disasters (14)
 Gujarat, January 2001
Gujarat, February 2001
Gujarat, March 2001
Gujarat, April 2001
Gujarat, May 2001
Gujarat, June 2001
Gujarat, July 2001
Gujarat, August 2001
Gujarat, September 2001
Gujarat, October 2001
Gujarat, November 2001
Gujarat, December 2001
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| Jan.26 |
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Up to 2,000 killed in quake Residents in the Gujarat State spent the night outside. Fear of aftershocks spreads. 4,000 missing
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 7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day
| Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property damage was estimated at $5.5 billion. In Ahmedabad as many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed and several hundred people were killed
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| Jan.27 |
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Quake death toll could be 15,000 Survivors waited for supplies. Rescuers had pulled more than 3,200 bodies
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11,000 killed in quake Officials say more than 11,000 died. Rescue workers climbed atop debris hoping for some sign of life
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| Jan.28 |
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125,000 not accounted for| Priorities are shifting from rescue efforts to helping quake survivors. The toll could be as high as 30,000 | |
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| Jan.29 |
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Indian PM visits quake location Vajpayee said that help was not coming fast enough. He asks for $1.5 billion in aid and loans.
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Quake toll may reach 100,000| 4 days after earthquake rescuers are continuing work to free people trapped under debris. Official toll is more than 6,000 | |
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| Jan.30 |
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Order collapses| Quake survivors seek food, water. Relief flights arrived in India. Villagers try to intercept relief trucks | |
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| Feb.1 |
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Disease hits quake survivors There is a eal risk of epidemic breaking out because of contaminated drinking water
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| Feb.3 |
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Tremors spark fear Fresh tremors, measuring up to 5.0, have spread panic among survivors. Workers run out of offices
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| Feb.4 |
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14,000 still buried| 16,000 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of earthquake. A teenage boy was pulled alive from a well | |
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| Feb.6 |
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Quake homeles: food for work To avert an exodus from state of Gujarat, homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction
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| Feb.7 |
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Mourning the dead in Bhuj Hindu priests held ceremonies to pray for the dead in quake by building fires in sacrificial pits
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| Feb.8 |
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New tremors  Map of Ahmedabad India The tremor registered 5.3 sends terrified residents of Ahmedabad fleeing from buildings
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