Earthquakes/Tsunamis

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Rescuers search for the missing after powerful earthquake in Japan Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 18 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan. Read more.

What to know: Bullet train services remained suspended and some airlines canceled flights. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Nearly 34,900 homes were without electricity and thousands stayed in shelters.

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34

YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-kumamoto-mall-factory-b0d6e9cd8f27b09590bbe49f4a701eb6?

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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

CALI, Colombia (AP) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-ecuador-earthquake-26fd40f93272d834fced47a4a673edc9?

🇨🇴 A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed over 100 people and collapsed dozens of buildings in cities across western Colombia. Get the latest.

Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country’s third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and other rubble down a long line of volunteers. Read More.

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Crews race to find Colombia quake survivors

Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Monday. (Santiago Saldarriaga/AP)

Rescue efforts are underway after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia Monday morning, collapsing buildings and sending people rushing from homes, workplaces and schools. At least 132 people have been killed and 570 injured, including 60 deaths in the western city of Pereira, according to local officials. And the toll is expected to rise as crews continue to dig through the rubble. The government has declared a national disaster, deploying soldiers and rescue teams throughout devastated communities in search of survivors.

+ Live updates: What we know so far

+ Video: Scenes of chaos after catastrophic earthquake hits (1:10)

+ A closer look: Visualizing the earthquake in maps and charts