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First edition (publ. Clarion Books) A Long Walk to Water (sometimes shortened to ALWTW) is a short novel written by Linda Sue Park and published in 2010. It blends the true story of Salva Dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the Dinka tribe and a Sudanese Lost Boy, and the fictional story of Nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the Nuer tribe.
This event was a mb 6.6, M s 7.0, M w 7.1 earthquake that occurred at a depth of 10–40 km (6.2–24.9 mi). [ 7 ] [ 9 ] [ 4 ] The focal mechanism of the earthquake was normal faulting. [ 21 ] It caused additional structural damage to buildings previously affected by the first and strongest shock, however, no casualties occurred. [ 6 ]
Salva Dut is a philanthropist [9] [10] and the founder of Water for South Sudan. [11] Dut was born on December 1, 1974. [12] in Southern Sudan. [11] His story is told in the book A Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park. [13] He was living in Sudan while the Sudanese Civil War took place.
In the (low seismicity) United Kingdom, for example, it has been calculated that the average recurrences are: an earthquake of 3.7–4.6 every year, an earthquake of 4.7–5.5 every 10 years, and an earthquake of 5.6 or larger every 100 years. [43] This is an example of the Gutenberg–Richter law.
It is reported by WASHWatch that the total number of people in South Sudan lacking access to an "Improved" Water Supply in 2015 was 5,015,000. [2] It is estimated that 58.726% of the population of Southern Sudan has access to an improved water source, such as a hand pump, a protected well or – for a small minority - piped water supply. [2]
6.1 33.0 - - - - 24 [79] South Sudan, Central Equatoria, 54 km north northeast of Juba: 6.5 16.5 VIII - - - 24 [80] South Sudan, Central Equatoria, 63 km north northeast of Juba: 7.1 16.0 VIII The earthquake was reported to have done substantial damage to private housing and government institutions at Terakeka which is 60 km north of Juba. The ...
It had been typical for South Carolina to have between six and 10 earthquakes a year, the S.C. Geological Survey previously reported. There have been 115 earthquakes in South Carolina since Jan ...
Geologic map of South Sudan The geology of South Sudan is founded on Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks , that cover 40 percent of the country's surface and underlie other rock units. The region was affected by the Pan-African orogeny in the Neoproterozoic and extensional tectonics in the Mesozoic that deposited very thick oil-bearing ...