Earthquakes
Japan quake toll rises as many trapped under possibly thousands of homes
Authorities have confirmed 55 deaths, all in Ishikawa prefecture, making it Japan’s deadliest earthquake since 2016.
- by Kiyoshi Takenaka, Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya
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Thousands homeless, dozens dead following powerful earthquake in Japan
Aftershocks continue to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 quake slammed the area on Monday.
- by Satoshi Sugiyama
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Japan
‘I thought I was going to die’: Australians recount Japan quake escape
The 7.6-magnitude earthquake in western Japan has killed at least 30 people and reduced buildings to rubble.
- by Sarah McPhee and Jessica McSweeney
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China
Death toll rises from earthquake in China’s north-west
More than 500 people have been injured and more than 110 killed in the midnight quake.
- by Ken Moritsugu
‘Panic situation’: Earthquakes, volcano alert close Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa
Land in the region has risen by nine centimetres since October 27, according to the Icelandic Met Office, without showing imminent signs of eruption.
- by Egill Bjarnason
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Nepal
More than 100 dead after strong quake hit Nepal while people slept
Authorities said the death toll that hit just before midnight on Friday, Nepal time, was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off in many places.
- by Binaj Gurubacharya
Victoria rattled by magnitude 5 earthquake
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Victoria’s Cape Otway region rattled parts of Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning.
- by Najma Sambul
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes
At least 2000 people have been killed by earthquakes in the west of the country. Hundreds are still trapped, more than 1000 hurt and more than 1300 homes destroyed.
- by Riazat Butt
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Afghanistan
Hundreds of people killed in earthquakes in western Afghanistan, says UN
Twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan on Saturday killed at least 320 people, according to the United Nations.
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I saw how Japan preps for disaster and was shaken. Australia could learn a lot
Childhood education, legislation, self-defence forces on stand-by, local government planning – readiness for natural disasters is expensive, but it saves lives.
- by Latika Bourke
Wedding party saves villagers from devastating Morocco earthquake
A video by a guest shows the moment the 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck, with images of celebrations suddenly giving way to chaos, darkness and screaming.
- by Ahmed Eljechtimi