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A woman sleeps on the ground in a park after being made homeless by the earthquake in Marrakech, Morocco.(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2 000

Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened…

Local people and rescue volunteers take part in a search operation on February 7, 2023 in Elbistan Turkey. (Photo by Mehmet Kacmaz/Getty Images)

Death toll rises above 11 200 in Turkey, Syria quake

Officials and medics said 8 574 people had died in Turkey and 2 662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11 236

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Syria hospital treating earthquake victims pleads for help

The 7.8-magnitude pre-dawn quake, whose epicentre was near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, wiped out entire sections of cities in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria, killing more than…

A woman walks near the collapsed ruins of a mosque after an earthquake hit on Lombok island.(Beawiharta/Reuters)

Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 105

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 105 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in Lombok

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Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear

Nepalis were fleeing Kathmandu as aftershocks rocked the area following an earthquake. The death toll in Nepal has risen to 4 310.

Rubble is cleared in Kathmandu’s Durbar Square on Saturday. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people as it ripped through large parts of Nepal.

Nepalese dig for quake survivors

The death toll continued to rise in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily populated Kathmandu Valley.

New earthquake hits shattered Pakistan region

More that 300 people are feared dead in the lasted earthquake to hit southwest Pakistan.

Rescuers have been struggling to reach a remote corner of southwestern China as the toll of the dead and missing climbed to 208.

China quake death toll climbs

Rescuers have been struggling to reach a remote corner of southwestern China as the toll of the dead and missing climbed to 208.

China: Death toll rises in major earthquake

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has hit southwestern China’s Sichuan province, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600.

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Iran stops quake rescue operations

Iran has halted rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of north-west villages, killing 227 people and injuring hundreds.

Two quakes

Double quakes in Iran kill over 200, injures hundreds

Two powerful earthquakes have killed at least 220 people and injured around 1 500 in north-west Iran, Iran’s state news agency has reported.

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At least four dead as strong quake rattles Italy

The quake, which the US Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck northern Italy at 2.04am GMT while most people were sleeping.

New tremor hits quake-ravaged Turkey

A 5.2 magnitude tremor has hit an eastern Turkish province already ravaged by two deadly earthquakes that killed more than 600 people since October.

Spain earthquake havoc leads to questions

Spain earthquake havoc leads to questions

Concerns over how relatively minor tremors caused serious damage to buildings in Lorca, where eight people died.

Large quake hits Burma near northern Thailand

A large 6,8 magnitude earthquake struck Burma near the border with northern Thailand on Thursday, killing a woman and shaking buildings.

Huge tsunami slams coastal Japan after quake

Huge tsunami slams coastal Japan after quake

The biggest quake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the north-east coast on Friday, triggering a 10m tsunami that swept away everything in its path.

Major tsunami damage in northern Japan

Japan was struck by a magnitude-8,8 quake off its north-eastern coast on Friday, triggering a 4m tsunami that washed away cars and tore at buildings.

‘Dark days’ in NZ as earthquake toll climbs

‘Dark days’ in NZ as earthquake toll climbs

New Zealand warned relatives to brace for the worst on Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any more survivors after a devastating earthquake.

NZ quake victim’s legs amputated with pocket knife

A doctor described how a pocket knife and a hacksaw were used to amputate the legs of a man trapped under rubble after Christchurch’s earthquake.