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Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake
The New York Times   30 October 2020   Greece   Samos  
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Izmir into the night.Credit...Usame Ari/Getty Images
<p>Rescue workers scrambled into the early morning Saturday in a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged ...
Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepal
The Jakarta Post   31 August 2020   India   Nepal  
Reuters/Adnan Abidi
<p>A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials said on Monday, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia. Ten people, ...
Mont Blanc: Glacier collapse risk forces Italy Alps evacuation
BBC NEWS   07 August 2020   Italy  
The bottom section of glacier is at risk of collapse (pic: Fondazione Montagna Sicura via Reuters)
<p>Italian authorities have evacuated about 75 people, mostly tourists, from an Alpine valley as huge blocks of ice threaten to crash down from a glacier.<br />Planpincieux glacier, in the Mont Blanc massif, has weakened because of intense summer heat alternating ...
Volcano in Indonesia Erupts with Electric-Blue Lava at Night And It's Mesmerizing
News18   10 July 2020   Indonesia  
<p>An eerily beautiful volcanic eruption in Indonesia will you leave you mesmerized.<br />Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia erupted electric-blue fire, that trickles down the mountain slope at night attracting crowds of tourists and photographers.<br />A Paris-based ...
Japan floods kill at least 18 people after record-breaking rainfall
CNN   07 July 2020   Japan  
A rail line lies upturned after being submerged by floodwater when the nearby Kuma River burst its banks, on July 5 in Hitoyoshi, Japan.
<p>Tokyo (CNN)Rescue workers in Japan are beginning a desperate search for survivors after dozens were left dead or missing following widespread flash flooding triggered by record rainfall on the southern island of Kyushu.<br />Local authorities confirmed ...
Myanmar: At least 50 die in jade mine landslide
Aljazeera   02 July 2020   Myanmar   Kachin  
The incident took place in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state [Handout/Myanmar Fire Services Department]
<p>At least 50 people have died after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to officials.<br />The incident took place early on Thursday in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state after a bout of heavy rainfall, the Myanmar Fire Services ...
Landslide in Norway Sweeps 8 Buildings Into the Sea
nytimes.com   05 June 2020   Norway   Alta  
Anders Bjordal/Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
<p>The slide, which ran more than 2,000 feet along the shore and nearly 500 feet inland, was the largest the area had ever seen. A dog was carried out to sea but swam to safety.<br />A freak landslide in Norway has swept at least eight buildings into the sea, ...
At least 20 people killed in landslides in Assam’s Barak Valley
Hindustan Times   02 June 2020   India   Assam  
A landslide occurred at Karimganj leading to the death of at least six people in Assam on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
<p>Twenty people were killed and several injured in a series of landslides in three districts of the Barak Valley region of Assam on Tuesday, officials said, even as the state is grappling with floods.<br />Officials said at least six people in Karimganj district, ...
Greece earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Mediterranean Sea - residents 'rattled'
Express   21 May 2020   Greece  
Greece earthquake: A 6.2 quake has rocked near Greece (Image: EMSC)
<p>The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). EMSC said. EMSC tweeted: "M6.2 #earthquake (#&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigma;&mu;ό&sigmaf;) ...