Earthquakes
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Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2 000
Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened…
Death toll rises above 11 200 in Turkey, Syria quake
Officials and medics said 8 574 people had died in Turkey and 2 662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11 236
Syria hospital treating earthquake victims pleads for help
The 7.8-magnitude pre-dawn quake, whose epicentre was near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, wiped out entire sections of cities in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria, killing more than…
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.
At least four dead as strong quake rattles Italy
The quake, which the US Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck northern Italy at 2.04am GMT while most people were sleeping.
New tremor hits quake-ravaged Turkey
A 5.2 magnitude tremor has hit an eastern Turkish province already ravaged by two deadly earthquakes that killed more than 600 people since October.
Spain earthquake havoc leads to questions
Concerns over how relatively minor tremors caused serious damage to buildings in Lorca, where eight people died.