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Fake news about quake victims gives Venezuelans false hope
Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)
Fake news that people in Venezuela's quake zone have been discovered alive a month after the disaster struck is circulating rapidly across social media.
Death toll rises to 13 in Chile's severe storms
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rains in Chile have killed at least 13 people and left more than 60,000 others cut off due to washed out roads, government officials said in a report Tues...
Venezuela quakes spell 'double tragedy' for political prisoners: NGOs
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of political prisoners in Venezuela are suffering a "double tragedy" after the powerful earthquakes that struck the country a month ago, human rights o...
Toll from Venezuela double earthquakes reaches 5,346 killed
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from the double earthquakes that struck Venezuela nearly a month ago has reached 5,346, according to the latest official tally on Tuesday.
Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,278
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
The number of people killed in the powerful dual Venezuela earthquakes last month rose to 5,278, according to official figures updated Monday.
Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude kills five in Peru
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake in the Andes region of Peru killed five people, officials said Sunday.
Cat rescued from ruins of Venezuela quake offers 'ray of hope'
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A weakened cat was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed residential complex in Venezuela on Saturday in what a rescuer described as a "ray of hope" in th...
India floods and landslides kill at least 19
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Flash floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains killed at least 19 people in India on Sunday, officials and local media said, as authorities mounted rescue ...
Venezuela earthquake death toll now at 5,208
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes last month has risen to 5,208, according to an updated official tally on Sunday.
Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude kills six in Peru
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake in the Andes region of Peru killed six people and destroyed dozens of home, officials said Sunday.
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 5,119
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes last month has risen to 5,119, according to an official tally released Saturday.
Venezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 as IMF releases funds
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, officials said, while announcing they drew hundreds of millions of dollars from ...
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits southeastern Turkey: disaster agency
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck several southeastern provinces in Turkey on Saturday morning without causing casualties or damage, the country's disaster mana...
Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
A convoy of World Food Programme (WFP) trucks trundles up a winding road along the Venezuelan coast, leaving the quake-leveled town of Catia La Mar far behind.
Venezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez posted on Telegram Friday.
Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Southern Mexico and parts of Central America were hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the US Geological Service (USGS), with a tsunami ale...
Strong quake hits southern Mexico, tsunami alert lifted
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico and parts of Central America on Friday, seismologists said, with a tsunami alert briefly issued for a stretch ...
Venezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000: govt
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez posted on Telegram Friday.
Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Southern Mexico and parts of Central America were hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with a tsunami aler...
Buried in 1967 quake, Venezuelan now scrambles to help new victims
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
As an infant a lifetime ago, Maria Elena Paez Pumar was buried under the rubble of an earthquake in Venezuela and it was her crying that led rescuers to save he...
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