Earthquakes
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Afghanistan earthquake – in pictures
At least 800 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured after a shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake and sever…
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Taliban appeals for international aid as rescue teams search for survivors – video
A Taliban health ministry spokesperson appealed for international assistance to support victims of a powerful …
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Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes
Taliban appeal for aid, with casualties expected to increase as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas …
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‘The walls collapsed around me’: Afghans describe quake devastation
People tell of losing children and other relatives and of digging their way out of the rubble after the disast…
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‘There is death in every home’, families say, after at least 800 killed in Afghanistan earthquake – as it happened
Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says public health ministry, as rescue operations t…
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Rescue efforts after Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 – video
A magnitude-6 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan at about midnight on Sunday, triggering landslides and floodi…
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Magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan leaves at least 800 dead
Rescue efforts hampered by steep terrain after shallow quake that was felt more than 100 miles away in KabulAf…
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Why did Wednesday’s earthquake and tsunami produce so little damage?
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered a tsunami – and a race against timeOn Wednesday, …
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Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy
In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii w…
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With tsunami warnings lifted, millions return home after powerful Pacific earthquake
Country after country has lifted or downgraded warnings, telling coastal residents they can returnTsunami warn…
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Tsunami alerts from Japan to the US after earthquake sparks warnings across Pacific – video report
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake triggered a series of tsunami warnings and evacuation orders stretching ac…
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‘Prepared for a long stay’: tsunami alert triggers mass evacuations across Pacific
People in Guam and Japan move to higher ground, while highways in Hawaii busy as residents leave for safe area…
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Pacific tsunami alerts: what we know so far about the warnings stretching from Japan to the US
Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula prompting warnings as far away as New Zealan…
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Tsunami updates: Easter and Galápagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific – as it happened
Authorities ordered evacuations on Pacific islands of Ecuador and Chile; warnings downgraded elsewhere after 8…
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Many countries downgrade tsunami alerts after powerful earthquake off Russia
Impact of water surges less than initially feared after quake of 8.8 magnitude hit near Russia’s Kamchatka pen…