71.   Tolima state authorities declared a state of maximum alert and announced a possible evacuation of the five towns.

72.   Yemeni authorities have declared five provinces in the east and centre of the country disaster zones and called for urgent international aid for victims.

73.   Last March, Belarussian authorities declared Peter Byrne, the American executive director of the Soros Foundation, an undesirable and expelled him from the country.

74.   Mexican authorities Thursday declared a volcano alert in Puebla state after an active volcano appeared ready to erupt.

75.   On Friday, after Ravalomanana declared himself head of state, authorities declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island state.

76.   On Sunday, authorities declared a national emergency and issued urgent appeals to government workers, the military, civilians and the international community to assist those affected.

77.   State authorities have declared a full alert.

78.   The authorities in Ardabil declared three days of mourning for the victims.

79.   The Albanian authorities declared an epidemic in the southern Berati and Kucova regions at the beginning of the month.

80.   The authorities declared a state of emergency in southern Egypt, where hundreds of people were left homeless, and the army was mobilized to help in rescue operations.