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Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 105
The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 105 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in Lombok
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Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear
Nepalis were fleeing Kathmandu as aftershocks rocked the area following an earthquake. The death toll in Nepal has risen to 4 310.
Nepalese dig for quake survivors
The death toll continued to rise in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily populated Kathmandu Valley.
New earthquake hits shattered Pakistan region
More that 300 people are feared dead in the lasted earthquake to hit southwest Pakistan.
China quake death toll climbs
Rescuers have been struggling to reach a remote corner of southwestern China as the toll of the dead and missing climbed to 208.
China: Death toll rises in major earthquake
A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has hit southwestern China's Sichuan province, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600.
Iran stops quake rescue operations
Iran has halted rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of north-west villages, killing 227 people and injuring hundreds.
Double quakes in Iran kill over 200, injures hundreds
Two powerful earthquakes have killed at least 220 people and injured around 1 500 in north-west Iran, Iran's state news agency has reported.
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