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Philippine quake death toll rises to 72
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» BOGO, Philippines - The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, rescuers said, as officials turned their efforts to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless.
At least 69 killed by central Philippines quake, many missing
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» MANILA- At least 69 people were confirmed killled by a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines, senior rescue officials said on Wednesday.
Taliban asked to lift female aid worker restrictions
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2025
» ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.
Rain adds to misery of Afghan quake survivors
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» NūRGAL (AFGHANISTAN) — Four nights and days since the earth shook and levelled his home in eastern Afghanistan, Khan Zaman Hanafi thought he had endured the worst, until the rain came.
Afghan quake death toll approaches 1,500
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» NURGAL, Afghanistan - Volunteers and rescuers were pulling more bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, four days after an earthquake that inflicted a death toll that was already close to 1,500 people, Taliban authorities said.
Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» JALALABAD — Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages.
Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people.
Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 600
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said.
One killed, dozens injured, as quake hits western Turkey
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» ANKARA - A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.
Tsunami possible in Russia's Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts
Published on 03/08/2025
» Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, the nation's Ministry for Emergency Services said on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.