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Strong earthquake hits Greek tourist island in Ionian Sea
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A strong earthquake has struck off Greece’s western coast near the tourist island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. Authorities say there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude quake was 35.9 kilometers (22.3 miles) southwest of Lithakia in the southern part…
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Two HUGE earthquakes STRIKE New Caledonia – tremors RICOCHET across Ring of Fire
TWO MASSIVE earthquakes have struck the French island of New Caledonia sending aftershocks ricocheting through the volatile Ring of Fire region. A huge magnitude 6.8 quake rocked the region early on Tuesday morning. The earthquake followed an earlier quake that was given a preliminary 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has…
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Death Toll in Haiti Earthquake Rises to 15; 333 Injured
Thousands of people along Haiti’s north coast have dragged mattresses and chairs outside, fearing new aftershocks. A woman overcome by emotion after an aftershock hit the area is carried by a relative to the general hospital in Port-de-Paix, Haiti on Oct. 7, 2018.Dieu Nalio Chery / AP PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti — The death toll from a…
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5,000 people may still be missing in Indonesia following a devastating tsunami and earthquake
Search and rescue workers evacuate an earthquake and tsunami survivor trapped in a collapsed restaurant, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja/ via REUTERS Officials fear at least 5,000 people may still be missing in Indonesia following a deadly earthquake and tsunami which killed 1,763 people and devastated the northern island of Sulawesi. The country’s disaster agency…
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Death toll from Indonesia earthquake, tsunami now 1,424
Indonesia’s disaster agency says the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that struck a central island last week has increased slightly to 1,424. National disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho provided the updated figure Thursday at a news conference in Jakarta. The disasters struck Palu and surrounding districts in Central Sulawesi province last Friday….
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More Images From Indonesia’s Devastating Earthquake and Tsunami
Indonesia’s disaster-response agency now says that the death toll from the September 28 earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,400, with another 2,500 injured. Aid and supplies are starting to arrive in some harder-hit areas near the town of Palu. Rescue teams are still searching for possible survivors, as some 200,000 quake-affected residents…
