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Taiwan quake: videos show moment biggest earthquake in 25 years struck
Rescuers are working to free dozens of people trapped after Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years.
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Anger in Turkey’s cultural jewel one year on from earthquake
It was one year ago today that two devastating earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria.
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Japan earthquake relief plane hits passenger jet killing 5 people in Tokyo
Rescuers in Japan have been struggling to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under collapsed buildings after the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day.
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Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks have struck the Western edge of Japan, sparking tsunami warnings for residents along hundreds of miles of coastline.
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Afghanistan earthquake kills 2,000 people says Taliban
The powerful earthquake in western Afghanistan, which Taliban officials say has killed almost two and a half thousand people.
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Morocco earthquake: Race against time to find survivors as death toll nears 2,700 people
Rescuers in Morocco are racing against time to find survivors buried in rubble as the number of people killed in Friday’s earthquake nears 2,700.
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Morocco earthquake: death toll rises above 2,000
Villagers in Morocco have been digging through rubble with their bare hands, retrieving bodies and searching for survivors after Friday night’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake. 2,122 people are now known to have died – a number that’s expected to rise.
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‘I cried when I saw scale of devastation’, Moroccan journalist describes earthquake aftermath
We spoke to Samir Bennis – editor in chief Morocco World News.
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Morocco earthquake: desperate search for survivors begins
Morocco is reeling after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the centre of the country killing at least 1,037 people and injuring more than 1,200 others.
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Syria: people struggling with trauma, father who lost son in earthquake says
We spoke to Fouad Sayed Issa. He’s a youth activist and founder of the Syrian refugee-led humanitarian group ‘Violet Organization.’
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Syrian refugees struggling six months on from earthquake
It’s been six months since two massive earthquakes tore through southeast Turkey and northern Syria, leaving fifty thousand people dead. Countless more were made homeless when entire towns and cities were turned to rubble.
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Building collapse: have Turkish authorities learned lessons after the earthquake?
Ramazan Yildirim is a civil engineer who built fifty buildings in the city – all of which remained standing.
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Turkey earthquake survivors fear ‘toxic dust’ from debris
This weekend marks six months since the devastating earthquake that hit parts of Central and Southern Turkey and Northern Syria killing over 59,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
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How will victims of Turkey’s devastating earthquake vote in the election?
After two decades of rule, this weekend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest election challenge yet.
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Syria earthquake: The miraculous rescue of family buried alive (dubbed)
Tragedy piled upon tragedy for the people of northwest Syria – the earthquake on the 6 February shattered lives which were already in pieces.
