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Japan PM Vows "Ceaseless" Aid As Snow Hampers Earthquake Relief Efforts
Japan's prime minister vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives.
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After Devastating Nepal Earthquake, Thousands Spend Night Under Open Sky
Thousands of people in western Nepal's mountainous region were forced to spend Saturday night under the open sky in the biting cold after a strong earthquake in the area killed 157 people and left a trail of destruction.
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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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Trains Halted, Scores Injured As Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake
Trains were halted over a wide swath of northeastern Japan on Sunday after more than 100 people were injured in an earthquake that appeared to be an aftershock from the devastating quake that hit the area in 2011.
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Desperate Indonesians Flee Quake Zone, Scale Of Disaster Unclear
Indonesia scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp.
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Indonesians Loot Markets After Tsunami Creates Shortage Of Food, Water
Hundreds of desperate people in the tsunami-struck Indonesian city of Palu looted supermarkets and petrol stations Sunday, as an initial trickle of aid into the devastated area failed to relieve an acute shortage of water, food and fuel.
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Earthquake Of 4.7 Magnitude Hits Central Italy, Minor Damages Reported
An earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude on Tuesday hit an area of central Italy that was devastated by a major quake in 2016, officials said.
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Storm Lashes New Zealand Earthquake Zone, More Buildings Evacuated
Rain and strong winds battered central New Zealand on Thursday, threatening further damage just days after a powerful earthquake killed two people and devastated parts of the country's South Island with huge landslides.
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Himalayan Region At Risk Of Worse Earthquakes Than Nepal 2015 Event: Study
The entire Himalayan region may be under the risk of earthquakes more devastating than last year's Nepal earthquake that killed over 8,000 people, due to the immense build-up of strain in the fault underlying the area, a new study has found.
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4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Nepal
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Kathmandu and its surrounding areas today, nearly a year after two devastating tremors killed over 9,000 people in Nepal.
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Nepal's First Foreign Photo Festival Opens in Shadow of Earthquake
Nepal's first international photo festival opened today on the streets of the quake-devastated Kathmandu Valley, with exhibits set up alongside damaged and spectacular temples and palaces.
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Taliban Vow to Help Afghanistan After Deadly Earthquake
The Taliban today urged charity organisations not to hold back in delivering aid to Afghan victims of a devastating earthquake, saying militants in the affected areas were ordered to provide "complete help".
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US Choppers Begin Nepal Earthquake Reconnaissance Flights
US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips Monday to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said.
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US Military Planes to Begin Nepal Earthquake Relief Sorties
US transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies today to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a devastating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people.
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Nepal Police Find Bodies of Foreign Trekkers, Villagers as Number of Dead Rises to Over 7000
A Nepali police team has pulled out the bodies of about 50 people, including some foreign trekkers, from an avalanche-hit area, officials said today, as the death toll from last month's devastating earthquake climbed to over 7,000.
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Japan PM Vows "Ceaseless" Aid As Snow Hampers Earthquake Relief Efforts
Japan's prime minister vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives.
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After Devastating Nepal Earthquake, Thousands Spend Night Under Open Sky
Thousands of people in western Nepal's mountainous region were forced to spend Saturday night under the open sky in the biting cold after a strong earthquake in the area killed 157 people and left a trail of destruction.
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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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Trains Halted, Scores Injured As Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake
Trains were halted over a wide swath of northeastern Japan on Sunday after more than 100 people were injured in an earthquake that appeared to be an aftershock from the devastating quake that hit the area in 2011.
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Desperate Indonesians Flee Quake Zone, Scale Of Disaster Unclear
Indonesia scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp.
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Indonesians Loot Markets After Tsunami Creates Shortage Of Food, Water
Hundreds of desperate people in the tsunami-struck Indonesian city of Palu looted supermarkets and petrol stations Sunday, as an initial trickle of aid into the devastated area failed to relieve an acute shortage of water, food and fuel.
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Earthquake Of 4.7 Magnitude Hits Central Italy, Minor Damages Reported
An earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude on Tuesday hit an area of central Italy that was devastated by a major quake in 2016, officials said.
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Storm Lashes New Zealand Earthquake Zone, More Buildings Evacuated
Rain and strong winds battered central New Zealand on Thursday, threatening further damage just days after a powerful earthquake killed two people and devastated parts of the country's South Island with huge landslides.
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Himalayan Region At Risk Of Worse Earthquakes Than Nepal 2015 Event: Study
The entire Himalayan region may be under the risk of earthquakes more devastating than last year's Nepal earthquake that killed over 8,000 people, due to the immense build-up of strain in the fault underlying the area, a new study has found.
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4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Nepal
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Kathmandu and its surrounding areas today, nearly a year after two devastating tremors killed over 9,000 people in Nepal.
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Nepal's First Foreign Photo Festival Opens in Shadow of Earthquake
Nepal's first international photo festival opened today on the streets of the quake-devastated Kathmandu Valley, with exhibits set up alongside damaged and spectacular temples and palaces.
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Taliban Vow to Help Afghanistan After Deadly Earthquake
The Taliban today urged charity organisations not to hold back in delivering aid to Afghan victims of a devastating earthquake, saying militants in the affected areas were ordered to provide "complete help".
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US Choppers Begin Nepal Earthquake Reconnaissance Flights
US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips Monday to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said.
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US Military Planes to Begin Nepal Earthquake Relief Sorties
US transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies today to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a devastating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people.
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Nepal Police Find Bodies of Foreign Trekkers, Villagers as Number of Dead Rises to Over 7000
A Nepali police team has pulled out the bodies of about 50 people, including some foreign trekkers, from an avalanche-hit area, officials said today, as the death toll from last month's devastating earthquake climbed to over 7,000.
