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Up to 23 feared dead in Japan quake
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Up to 23 people were feared dead on Thursday after a major earthquake in Japan, with four bodies now pulled out from the tangled wreckage of a shopping mall rip...
'It's exhausting': southwest Japan deals with second big quake in 10 years
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, after another deadly jolt, she slept in...
Japanese survivors deal with second quake disaster in 10 years
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, she slept in her car after a new, power...
Venezuela begins demolishing buildings in quake zone
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.
Japan quake toll hits 28 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 28 ...
Japan quake toll hits 30 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 30 ...
Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to find survivors from a wrecked shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake two days earlier hit 34 an...
Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering...
Thousands of Spanish evacuees return as crews 'containing' wildfires
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated during massive wildfires started to return home on Wednesday as the government said it was working to contain some of the worst...
Thousands of Spanish evacuees return as crews 'containing' wildfires
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spanish evacuated during massive wildfires started to return home on Wednesday as the government said they were working to contain some of the wors...
Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tri...
Search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a strong earthquake killed at leas...
Five dead after powerful Japan quake, others missing
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major quake that badly damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least five people, emergency services said on Wednesday.
Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tri...
Search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake in Japan that all but destroyed a shopping mall killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors...
Search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a big earthquake killed at least 1...
'Many people' trapped in shopping mall after Japan quake: fire dept
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping mall damaged in a major earthquake Tuesday in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.
'Many people' feared trapped in mall after big Japan quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fi...
Dozens feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of people were feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan on Tuesday after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one ...
Many feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Emergency responders searched early Wednesday for people feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires an...
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