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Earthquake response strains Colombia’s new government as search continues

The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake was growing more desperate, two days after the quake brought down buildings, buckled...

‘Injuries and serious damage’ as powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and...

Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan

Typhoon Dolphin has moved over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and sending hundreds of people into evacuation...

French wildfire’s advance halted but higher temperatures pose renewed threat

Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in south-west France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes but higher temperatures threaten to test...

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in east China with more than one million evacuated

Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. The typhoon is expected to gradually weaken, state media reported. Bavi previously brought strong winds...

At least 164 dead and 971 injured after quakes rock Venezuela – acting president

At least 164 people have died and 971 injured after two powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday. She had said...

Earthquake death toll rises to 72 in the Philippines

The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit the central Philippines late on Tuesday has risen to 72 with nearly 300 others injured. Filipino...

Dozens killed after powerful earthquake strikes Philippines

At least 69 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit a central Philippine province. The magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck at about 10pm local time...

Thousands evacuated as wildfires rage across Spain during scorching heat wave

Thousands of people in Spain faced evacuation orders as wildfires continued to burn across the Iberian Peninsula during a heat wave expected to reach...

Risk of further floods in Texas as death toll rises to 82

The risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a weekend...

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