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16 Aug 2021
At least 304 people have been killed in a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake.
26 Jan 2021
Rescuers race to find anyone still alive under the rubble of a flattened hospital as death toll from a powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has jumped to at least 73, authorities say.
25 Jan 2021
Medics at the Mamuju Regional Hospital battle exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they race to treat scores of people injured by a devastating earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island. Most of the patients are treated under tents after the hospital's main building was damaged.
18 Jan 2021
A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Friday 15 January 2021, killing at least 34 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings. President Joko Widodo expresses condolences and asks people to stay alert over extreme weather.
4 Nov 2020
A 3-year-old girl is rescued from the rubble of destroyed buildings in western Turkey 91 hours after a large earthquake hit on Friday 30 October. At least a hundred people have been killed in the quake and two people were rescued from the debris.
24 Jun 2020
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico, sending residents into the streets and prompting hospital evacuations. There have been five reported deaths, although an initial tsunami warning was later reversed.
22 Dec 2019
The death toll from a powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbs as rescuers hunt for survivors.
2 Dec 2019
A 4-day search and rescue operation following the 6.4 magnitude quake has been declared over. Prime minister Edi Rama promised the 4,000 residents made homeless they would be in "stronger homes" by next year.
29 Oct 2018
A powerful quake of magnitude at least 6.4 struck off western Greece early on Friday (October 26), earthquake monitors said, causing slight damage but no casualties in a tremor felt as far away as Libya.
14 Nov 2017
As rescuers work comb through the rubble to retrieve victims of a powerful quake that struck a mountainous area on the Iran-Iraq border, survivors brave the cold.
23 Sep 2017
Drone footage shows recovery efforts, damaged buildings days after Mexico quake.
21 Jul 2017
CCTV footage shows moment 6.7 magnitude quake strikes Bodrum cafe.

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