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Afghanistan Earthquake Deadliest In Decades, Deaths Cross 2,200
The death count in the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has crossed 2,200, news agency AFP reported, quoting a government spokesman.
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1,400 Killed In Afghanistan Earthquake, Rescue Operations Underway
A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.
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Hidden Reason Behind Portugal’s Deadly Earthquakes Finally Explained
Portugal has faced devastating earthquakes for centuries, including the 1755 Lisbon disaster. Scientists now link these events to oceanic plate delamination beneath the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain. This surprising discovery, published in Nature Geoscience, explains why quakes strike far from fault lines and improves future preparedness in Portugal and ...
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Japan Earthquake Death Count Crosses 100, Hundreds Still Missing
The death count from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake topped 100 on Saturday with more than 200 people still missing, the country's deadliest quake in nearly eight years.
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148 Killed In Deadliest China Earthquake, Thousands Displaced
The death count from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands of people displaced by the disaster.
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Survivors Battle Sub-Zero Temperatures As China Earthquake Death Count Hit 131
Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death count rising to 131.
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China Earthquake Death Count Rises To 127, Rescue Ops Underway
Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes in freezing conditions on Tuesday after the country's deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 127 people.
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Over 2,400 Killed In Afghanistan Quakes, Say Taliban, As Deaths Mount
More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.
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As Afghan Earthquake Kills Over 2,000, A Look At Its History Of Quakes
Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors in years in the quake-prone country.
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"Life Is Finished Here": How Deadly Morocco Earthquake Wiped Out A Village
It was delicate work for the searchers to remove the woman's body from the rubble of a village that effectively ceased to exist in Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades.
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Morocco Earthquake Kills More Than 2,000, Survivors Rely On "Nobody But God"
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.
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Over 2,000 Dead In Morocco Quake, Red Cross Says Rebuilding To Take Years
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped.
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Rescuers Dig For Survivors After Quake Killed Over 1,000 In Morocco
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.
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"Stand By Morocco": World Leaders Express Grief After Quake Kills Over 1000
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Deadliest In Decades, Deaths Cross 2,200
The death count in the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has crossed 2,200, news agency AFP reported, quoting a government spokesman.
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1,400 Killed In Afghanistan Earthquake, Rescue Operations Underway
A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.
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Hidden Reason Behind Portugal’s Deadly Earthquakes Finally Explained
Portugal has faced devastating earthquakes for centuries, including the 1755 Lisbon disaster. Scientists now link these events to oceanic plate delamination beneath the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain. This surprising discovery, published in Nature Geoscience, explains why quakes strike far from fault lines and improves future preparedness in Portugal and ...
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Japan Earthquake Death Count Crosses 100, Hundreds Still Missing
The death count from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake topped 100 on Saturday with more than 200 people still missing, the country's deadliest quake in nearly eight years.
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148 Killed In Deadliest China Earthquake, Thousands Displaced
The death count from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands of people displaced by the disaster.
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Survivors Battle Sub-Zero Temperatures As China Earthquake Death Count Hit 131
Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death count rising to 131.
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China Earthquake Death Count Rises To 127, Rescue Ops Underway
Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes in freezing conditions on Tuesday after the country's deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 127 people.
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Over 2,400 Killed In Afghanistan Quakes, Say Taliban, As Deaths Mount
More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.
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As Afghan Earthquake Kills Over 2,000, A Look At Its History Of Quakes
Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors in years in the quake-prone country.
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"Life Is Finished Here": How Deadly Morocco Earthquake Wiped Out A Village
It was delicate work for the searchers to remove the woman's body from the rubble of a village that effectively ceased to exist in Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades.
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Morocco Earthquake Kills More Than 2,000, Survivors Rely On "Nobody But God"
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.
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Over 2,000 Dead In Morocco Quake, Red Cross Says Rebuilding To Take Years
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped.
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Rescuers Dig For Survivors After Quake Killed Over 1,000 In Morocco
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.
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"Stand By Morocco": World Leaders Express Grief After Quake Kills Over 1000
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades.
