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Death toll from southern Mexico’s big earthquake rises to 96
The death toll from Mexico’s 8.1 magnitude earthquake rose to 96 on Monday as more victims were confirmed in the hard-hit southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas and residents worked to repair shattered homes and small businesses. The Foreign Relations Department said 95 people had died nationwide in Thursday’s quake. Then Chiapas state civil defense…
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Mexico declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake
President Enrique Peña Nieto says government will help with reconstruction after most powerful quake in a century The Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has declared three days of national mourning after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a century left at least 65 people dead and destroyed thousands of buildings. A major rescue…
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Earthquake Off Mexico Kills Dozens, Sparks Tsunami Warning
The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in 100 years kept climbing Friday as rescue crews searched through the ruins of collapsed buildings in the coastal areas closest to the epicenter. As of Friday evening, the National Emergency Committee said 58 had died in the earthquake, according to Mexico’s civil defense…
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Mexico earthquake: tsunami warnings after 8.4 magnitude quake kills two
Residents on the southern coast have reportedly been told to evacuate amid fears of three metre tsunami. A magnitude 8.4 earthquake has been reported off the coast of Mexico, with residents told to evacuate and a tsunami warning issued for the region and neighbouring countries. The quake struck 200km south-west of the city of Tuxtla…
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Hurricane Irma Blasts Past Puerto Rico With 180-MPH Winds; Risk Rises For Florida
Hurricane Irma is bringing death and destruction to the Caribbean and raising alarm in Florida, where the chance of a direct impact continues to rise. The storm is blamed for at least 9 deaths; thousands of people are being told to get out of its way. Irma brought strong winds and flooding to Puerto Rico…
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‘Potentially catastrophic’ Hurricane Irma nears eastern Caribbean islands
(CNN) As Floridians cleared supermarkets of bottled water and emptied gas pumps, people in the northeastern Caribbean were making last minute-preparations before powerful Hurricane Irma hit their islands. Late Tuesday, the massive Category 5 storm was almost upon islands like Antigua and Barbuda with near-record 185 mph sustained winds. In its 11 p.m. ET advisory,…
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Cholera Outbreak: 14 Dead, 230 Admitted In Borno IDP Camp
Fourteen persons have died and 230 people are currently on admission following an Outbreak of cholera in an IDP camp at Muna garage in Borno State. In response to the outbreak, the U.N. has opened an emergency hospital in the camp and the patients are currently being admitted in two facilities. Officials of the World…
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits southeastern Idaho: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit southeastern Idaho on Saturday about 63 miles (101 km) from the city of Pocatello, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS reported the quake was relatively shallow at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km). Kim Nate, a dispatcher at the Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office near…
