Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border

Reuters 02/21/2023

ANTAKYA, Turkey – Six people were killed in an earthquake that struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged…

Turkish leader admits ‘shortcomings’ as quake toll tops 15,000

Agence France Presse 02/09/2023

ANTAKYA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The sprawling scale of the disaster…

Indonesia quake kills at least 268 people, many of them children at school

Reuters 11/22/2022

CIANJUR, Indonesia – An earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers searched the rubble of destroyed buildings…

Death toll from Indonesia’s earthquake rises to 252–local gov’t

Reuters 11/22/2022

JAKARTA — The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Cianjur town in western Java has risen to 252, the local government said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. It also said 31 people are still missing and…

More Cebu LGUs send help to Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 11/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The spirit of bayanihan lives on as local government units (LGUs) in Cebu are sending financial aid to towns and cities in Mindanao which were severely affected by the series of earthquakes. The…

Strong earthquake hits Catbalogan, Tacloban

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/23/2019

Cebu City, Philippines–It was an ordinary working day for Ador Hurtado in Catbalogan City, Samar when suddenly, he experienced a violent movement. It felt like a giant was shaking their building. Hurtado then realized that they are…

Bali volcano spews smoke for second time this week

AFP 11/26/2017

A rumbling volcano on the Indonesian resort island of Bali spewed smoke hundreds of meters into the air Saturday, officials said, just days after thousands were forced to flee over fears it would erupt. Mount Agung belched…

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