Feb 06 Thousands dead following powerful earthquake in Turkey, Syria By Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more. Continue reading
Jan 24 1 dead, several injured after Nepal earthquake By Associated Press The 5.9 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Bajura district hit in the afternoon, sending people fleeing their houses. Continue reading
Nov 25 Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found By Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides. Continue reading
Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Searchers in Indonesia have rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of his house, which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 271 people. Continue reading
Nov 22 At least 268 dead in Indonesia earthquake, search for missing continues By Andi Jatmiko, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press Indonesian rescuers used jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands Tuesday to shift the rubble of flattened buildings as they searched for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 268 people. Continue reading
Nov 21 At least 162 dead after strong quake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java By Edna Tarigan, Firman Taufiq, Associated Press A strong, shallow earthquake has toppled buildings and walls on Indonesia's densely populated main island, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds of others as residents fled into the street, some covered in blood and debris. Continue reading
Jul 27 Strong earthquake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines By Jim Gomez, Aaron Favila, Associated Press A strong earthquake has killed at least five people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from two hospitals in the capital. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 2:53 Aid workers struggle to reach quake victims in Afghanistan By Ali Rogin More than eleven hundred people have died in the earthquake that devastated several regions of eastern Afghanistan. Ali Rogin reports on the challenges aid organizations are facing to make large deliveries of desperately-needed emergency supplies. Continue watching
Jun 24 Over 1,100 dead after earthquake, aftershock rocks eastern Afghanistan By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake killed 121 children when it struck a remote, mountainous region already grappling with staggering poverty. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Recovery efforts underway after Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in 20 years In our news wrap Thursday, rescuers searched for survivors after Afghanistan's worst earthquake in 20 years, Russian forces gained more ground in eastern Ukraine, EU leaders designated Ukraine and Moldova as candidates to join the bloc, former COVID coordinator said… Continue watching