Morocco earthquake toll rises to 2,862

The High Atlas mountain was the epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which hit the North African country on Friday night.

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· Sep 12, 2023 · 12:25 pm

At least 32 dead in US after tornadoes sweep through South, Midwest

There have been more than 80 reported tornadoes in the country since Friday.

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· Apr 03, 2023 · 09:46 am

The devastating earthquake in Turkey has loosened Erdogan’s grip on power ahead of elections

The president’s handling of earthquake response – and his role in the country’s perceived lack of preparedness – may be his undoing.

Ahmet T Kuru, The Conversation

· Feb 19, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Turkey earthquake: Body of missing Indian man found under debris

The toll from the tremors, which struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, has risen to 28,000 with rescuers were still pulling out survivors from the ruins.

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· Feb 12, 2023 · 07:59 am

Why Turkey’s buildings collapsed like pancakes during the devastating earthquake

Was it simply the enormous magnitude and violence of the quake, or is the problem with the buildings?

Mark Quigley, The Conversation

· Feb 07, 2023 · 07:30 pm

At least 16 dead, several stranded as blizzard sweeps through US

The winter storm also left more than 7,00,000 persons without power supply on Christmas eve.

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· Dec 25, 2022 · 11:14 am

Indonesia earthquake toll rises to 310, over 36,000 residents displaced

The tremors of magnitude of 5.6 hit Cianjur region in the country’s West Java province on Tuesday.

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· Nov 26, 2022 · 12:57 pm

The devastation in Java shows how dangerous shallow earthquakes can be

Though the Cianjur quake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale, its shallow depth of 10 km ended up causing far more destruction.

Phil R Cummins, The Conversation

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· Nov 25, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Two earthquakes strike coast off Solomon Islands, buildings damaged

A tsunami warning that was issued in the morning was withdrawn in the afternoon.

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· Nov 22, 2022 · 09:44 am

Indonesia earthquake: Toll rises to 268, over 13,000 taken to evacuation centres

The country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency has said that 151 persons are still missing while 1,083 are injured.

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· Nov 22, 2022 · 09:28 am

Uttarkashi avalanche toll rises to 26 as seven more bodies recovered

Three trainee mountaineers are still missing.

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· Oct 07, 2022 · 02:12 pm

Uttarkashi avalanche toll rises to 16, trekking banned for three days due to rain alert

Twenty-nine trainees of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering are stranded in the hills.

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· Oct 06, 2022 · 01:49 pm