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Video: Union Minister Was Speaking At Kolkata Event, Then Quake Struck
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was addressing a gathering in Kolkata when an earthquake struck the City of Joy this afternoon
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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks.
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Afghanistan Hit By 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake, No Casualties Reported
In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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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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4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
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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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137 Dead, Dozens Still Missing After Devastating 6.2 Earthquake In China
A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations had ended.
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Watch: China Earthquake Sends Diners Rushing Out Of Restaurant
While some of the diners rushed out together, one or two people were left behind. But all of them were able to get out of the restaurant safely.
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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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Video: The Moment Deadly Earthquake Hit China
At least 111 people were killed after powerful earthquakes hit two separate provinces in China on Monday. The earthquakes have left a trail of destruction in their wake, prompting emergency teams to sift through rubble to rescue those trapped.
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"Don't Send Us Back": Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Recall Horror
Afghan earthquake survivor Negar could hardly bear a single night in her half-demolished village, for fear of more aftershocks, before she asked to be sent back to the city.
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Rescuers Race Against Time To Find Survivors After Deadly Morocco Quake
Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains.
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21 Injured, Dozens Of Buildings Collapse As 5.4 Quake Hits East China
A shallow 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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Overflowing Cemeteries, Mass Funerals: Quake-Hit Turkey Mourns Its Dead
Green metal coffins were lined up 10 at a time under a shelter at Gaziantep's main cemetery on Wednesday for an imam to bless victims of Turkey's devastating earthquake before their hurried burial.
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Video: Union Minister Was Speaking At Kolkata Event, Then Quake Struck
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was addressing a gathering in Kolkata when an earthquake struck the City of Joy this afternoon
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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks.
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Afghanistan Hit By 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake, No Casualties Reported
In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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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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4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
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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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137 Dead, Dozens Still Missing After Devastating 6.2 Earthquake In China
A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations had ended.
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Watch: China Earthquake Sends Diners Rushing Out Of Restaurant
While some of the diners rushed out together, one or two people were left behind. But all of them were able to get out of the restaurant safely.
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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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Video: The Moment Deadly Earthquake Hit China
At least 111 people were killed after powerful earthquakes hit two separate provinces in China on Monday. The earthquakes have left a trail of destruction in their wake, prompting emergency teams to sift through rubble to rescue those trapped.
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"Don't Send Us Back": Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Recall Horror
Afghan earthquake survivor Negar could hardly bear a single night in her half-demolished village, for fear of more aftershocks, before she asked to be sent back to the city.
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Rescuers Race Against Time To Find Survivors After Deadly Morocco Quake
Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains.
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21 Injured, Dozens Of Buildings Collapse As 5.4 Quake Hits East China
A shallow 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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Overflowing Cemeteries, Mass Funerals: Quake-Hit Turkey Mourns Its Dead
Green metal coffins were lined up 10 at a time under a shelter at Gaziantep's main cemetery on Wednesday for an imam to bless victims of Turkey's devastating earthquake before their hurried burial.
