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What Caused Massive Magnitude-7 Indonesian Earthquake?
Residents look under the ruins of a mosque in Pemenang, North Lombok, Indonesia, on Aug. 6, 2018, the day after a 6.9/7-magnitude earthquake struck the area. Credit: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck right along the coast of the Indonesian island of Lombok, near Loloan village Sunday night local time (Aug. 5), according to Indonesian…
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Powerful 6.4 Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Lombok, 14 Killed, Houses Damaged
Damage is seen following an earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, July 29, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Lalu Onank/Social Media via REUTERS SEMBALUN, Indonesia—A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday, killing 14 people and damaging many buildings, authorities said. The quake hit Lombok island early in the morning when…
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Greece: Many killed in forest fires near Athens
Major wildfires on either side of Athens are raging out of control, with at least 74 people reported dead. People evacuated to beaches and into the sea, where coast guard boats struggled to rescue them. At least 74 people have been killed and 170 injured as the deadliest wildfires in Greece in more than a decade swept…
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Stings and deaths soar as scorpions invade urban Brazil to feast on cockroaches
A four-year-old girl died last week, becoming the latest scorpion victim in Brazil, where 184 people died from stings last year. Specialists in Brazil have warned of the rising danger of deadly scorpions amid a spiralling number of reported deaths and bites by the hardy arachnids which are proliferating in the country’s urban centres. The…
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Heat wave turns deadly in Japan following historic flooding
A grueling heat wave caused at least eight deaths across Japan since Saturday, and the dangerous conditions are not forecast to subside through the duration of the week. More than 2,000 people were treated at hospitals across southern and central Japan from Saturday into Sunday, according to The Japan Times. Weekend temperatures peaked at 38.8 C…
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Japan flood tool nears 200, sun scorches thousands battling thirst
The death toll rose to 195, with several dozen people still missing, the government said on Thursday. Reuters KURASHIKI, Japan – Intense heat and water shortages raised fears of disease outbreaks in flood-hit western Japan on Thursday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years neared 200. More than 200,000 households…
