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'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall quake panic
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing int...
'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall quake panic
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing int...
Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 51 people, injured dozens and damaged hun...
Hope fades for finding survivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A Colombian woman who was rescued after being trapped for nearly 37 hours under the rubble in the wake of a strong earthquake has died of her injuries, her fami...
Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Help could not come soon enough on Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 53 people, injured dozens an...
Colombian woman dies saving dog from earthquake
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Holding little Salomon in his arms, Michael Ruiz recounted how he found the pet next to his sister's body among the rubble after Colombia's devastating earthqua...
Earthquake rocks Spain's tourist jewel Granada
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Spain's cherished tourist hotspot of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damage...
Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian quake death toll rises to 40
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 40 people, a...
Earthquake rocks Spain's tourist jewel Granada
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Spain's cherished tourist hotspot of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damage...
Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as quake death toll rises to 38
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers combed through debris for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island on Saturday, killing at least 38 people, according...
Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an...
Strong 7.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, the US Geological Survey and Indonesian authorities said, trigge...
Spain flood kills two, injures two babies
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A flood and a landslide triggered by torrential rain killed two elderly women and injured two babies in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said.
Venezuelan amputees adjust to new life after quakes
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Teenage athlete Dennis Castillo spent 28 excruciating hours trapped under the rubble in quake-hit Venezuela, with a beam crushing her left leg as she waited to ...
Poweful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a ts...
Powerful quake off Indonesia kills one, sparks mass evacuations
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least one person and sending thousands fleeing.
Woman rescued from rubble after Colombian quake dies
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A Colombian woman who was rescued after being trapped for nearly 37 hours under the rubble in the wake of a strong earthquake has died of her injuries, her fami...
Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and ...
Spain flood kills two, injures two babies
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A flood and a landslide in northwestern Spain killed two elderly women and injured two babies on Saturday, regional emergency services said.
Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South America...
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