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Nepal-Tibet barrier lake overflows, raising fears of second catastrophic flood
Two days after a catastrophic glacier collapse sent a wall of ice, rock and mud through Himalayan valleys, killing more than 500 people, a newly formed barrier lake on the Nepal-China border began overflowing on Friday, August 28, raising fears…
Glacier collapse triggers deadly Nepal floods, hundreds missing
A catastrophic flash flood tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region Wednesday morning, killing at least 160 people and leaving more than 400 missing — including hundreds of foreign tourists — after a glacier collapse sent a massive wall of water,…
Man found alive under collapsed hotel four days after Colombia quake
Rescuers racing against fading odds pulled a man alive from beneath a collapsed hotel in Colombia on Friday, nearly four days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through the country's western regions, killing at least 281 people and leaving 379 unaccounted…
Colombia earthquake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
Rescue crews dug through mountains of shattered concrete in western Colombia on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people and left over 3,000 missing, with officials warning the toll could continue to rise…
Many feared dead in mall collapse after major earthquake strikes Japan
A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread damage, injuries, and a partial collapse at a shopping mall where a "considerable number" of people are…
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Mexico’s Chiapas coast, triggering tsunami warning
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Mexico's southern Chiapas state on Friday, prompting the U.S. Tsunami Warning System to issue a tsunami threat alert for the region. The quake hit near the city of Puerto Madero…
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 2,295 one week after twin quakes
One week after back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes devastated northern Venezuela, the official death toll has risen to 2,295, with hopes of finding more survivors fading and the threat of hunger and disease growing among millions of displaced people.