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Bangladesh Earthquake Death Count Rises To 10 As Aftershocks Persist
A low-magnitude tremor hit Bangladesh on Saturday, the national meteorological service said, a day after a powerful earthquake struck outside the capital Dhaka and killed at least 10 people.
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9 Dead, Over 300 Injured In Bangladesh After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 300, authorities said.
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20 Killed, 320 Injured As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death count likely to rise.
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Death Count In Massive Philippines Earthquake Rises To 69, Over 100 Injured
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69 on Wednesday, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.
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19 Killed After 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Philippines
The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 quake in the central Philippines has risen to 19, local officials said early Wednesday.
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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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India Delivers 21 Tonnes Of Relief Materials To Quake-Hit Afghanistan
India on Tuesday delivered 21 tonnes of relief materials to Afghanistan as part of its assistance to earthquake-hit people of that country.
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Earthquake In Afghanistan Was 6.0 But Death Count Is Over 800. Here's Why
The death count following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan continues to rise. Taliban-led health authorities now say at least 800 people have been killed and 2,000 injured.
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Over 800 Killed, 2,800 Injured In Afghanistan Earthquake: What We Know So Far
More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years.
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Hundreds Feared Dead After 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
Hundreds were feared dead and injured in a earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors.
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Scientists Drilled Deep Under The Sea, Here's What They Learnt
Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench - seven kilometres below sea level - lie hidden clues about some of the most powerful earthquakes and tsunamis on Earth.
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2011 Tsunami Recap: When 40-Metre Waves Crashed Into Japan Coasts
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, unleashing tsunami waves up to four metres high and leading to evacuation alerts across the Pacific.
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From Missouri To Gaza: The Global Grief Of Families With Missing Loved Ones
Ambiguous loss can be intimate or global, as in the cases of the missing from the September 11 attacks, tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and Japan, the Turkey-Syria earthquake, the Israel-Hamas war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Warrants Issued To 17 People Over Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit Office was reduced to rubble in seconds when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighbouring Myanmar on March 28, killing thousands in Thailand's war torn neighbour.
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Death Count In Myanmar Quake Crosses 3,300: Report
The March 28 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure across the country, resulting in 3,354 deaths and 4,508 people injured, with 220 others missing, according to new figures published by state media.
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Bangladesh Earthquake Death Count Rises To 10 As Aftershocks Persist
A low-magnitude tremor hit Bangladesh on Saturday, the national meteorological service said, a day after a powerful earthquake struck outside the capital Dhaka and killed at least 10 people.
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9 Dead, Over 300 Injured In Bangladesh After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 300, authorities said.
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20 Killed, 320 Injured As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death count likely to rise.
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Death Count In Massive Philippines Earthquake Rises To 69, Over 100 Injured
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69 on Wednesday, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.
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19 Killed After 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Philippines
The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 quake in the central Philippines has risen to 19, local officials said early Wednesday.
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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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India Delivers 21 Tonnes Of Relief Materials To Quake-Hit Afghanistan
India on Tuesday delivered 21 tonnes of relief materials to Afghanistan as part of its assistance to earthquake-hit people of that country.
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Earthquake In Afghanistan Was 6.0 But Death Count Is Over 800. Here's Why
The death count following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan continues to rise. Taliban-led health authorities now say at least 800 people have been killed and 2,000 injured.
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Over 800 Killed, 2,800 Injured In Afghanistan Earthquake: What We Know So Far
More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years.
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Hundreds Feared Dead After 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
Hundreds were feared dead and injured in a earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors.
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Scientists Drilled Deep Under The Sea, Here's What They Learnt
Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench - seven kilometres below sea level - lie hidden clues about some of the most powerful earthquakes and tsunamis on Earth.
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2011 Tsunami Recap: When 40-Metre Waves Crashed Into Japan Coasts
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, unleashing tsunami waves up to four metres high and leading to evacuation alerts across the Pacific.
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From Missouri To Gaza: The Global Grief Of Families With Missing Loved Ones
Ambiguous loss can be intimate or global, as in the cases of the missing from the September 11 attacks, tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and Japan, the Turkey-Syria earthquake, the Israel-Hamas war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Warrants Issued To 17 People Over Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit Office was reduced to rubble in seconds when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighbouring Myanmar on March 28, killing thousands in Thailand's war torn neighbour.
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Death Count In Myanmar Quake Crosses 3,300: Report
The March 28 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure across the country, resulting in 3,354 deaths and 4,508 people injured, with 220 others missing, according to new figures published by state media.
