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Alaska residents try to return to normalcy after earthquake rocks region
CNN   03 December 2018   USA   Alaska, Anchorage  
People walk along a road in Wasilla after Friday's earthquake.
<p>The 7.0-magnitude earthquake sent residents scurrying for cover when it hit at about 8:30 a.m. Friday. The quake was centered 10 miles northeast of Anchorage.<br />The majority of the aftershocks were of a magnitude 2.5 or weaker, meaning they weren't likely ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Philippines landslide: Dozens feared buried in Itogon, Benguet
CNN   17 September 2018   Philippines   Itogon  
Dozens of people from the mining town of Itogon are missing, believed buried by a landslide.
<p>Santiago, Isabela province, the Philippines (CNN) - Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and at least 36 people are feared buried under thick mud in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country's north.<br ...
Japan earthquake: Death toll rises after devastating tremor
CNN   10 September 2018   Japan   Hokkaido  
<p>Tokyo (CNN) The death toll in the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday has risen to 39, the country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Two people remain missing, and at least 641 people were injured, the agency said Sunday. Evacuation ...
Highway 1 in Big Sur opens more than a year after California landslide
CNN   19 July 2018   USA   California  
<p>(CNN) A portion of California's scenic Highway 1 reopened Wednesday more than a year after a major landslide buried the road, transportation officials said.<br />The landslide at Mud Creek in 2017 heaped six million tons of rock and dirt on about a quarter ...
Filed under: Construction News
For 5 days in a row, explosions at Kilauea summit had force of magnitude 5.3 earthquake
CNN   26 June 2018   Hawaii  
The damage so far - USGS Volcanoes
<p>(CNN) - For the fifth day in a row, an explosion at the Kilauea summit erupted with a force equivalent to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake.</p> <p>Monday's event happened at 5:03 p.m. local time, with a plume that reached less than 2,000 feet. It didn't cause ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
CNN   24 January 2018   Alaska   Kodiak  
<p>(CNN) Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves.<br>The tsunami alerts were canceled "because additional information and analysis ...
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At least 10 killed in Colombia bridge collapse
CNN   16 January 2018   Colombia   Americas  
Ten construction workers were killed after a bridge collapsed bridge near Bogota, Colombia.
<div class="el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph"><p class="zn-body__paragraph speakable">At least ten people were killed Monday after a bridge collapsed near Bogota, Colombia, according to the country's Civil Defense authorities.</p><div class="zn-body__paragraph ...
Why California's mudslides are so devastating
CNN   11 January 2018   USA   California  
Mudslides pushed boulders near a broken fence in Carpinteria on Tuesday.
<p>(CNN)Southern Californians can't get a break from nature. First, wildfires scorched a massive area northwest of Los Angeles. Now catastrophic mudslides have swallowed homes and killed at least 15 people.</p> <p>But a variety of unique factors have made ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
13 killed in Southern California deluge as rivers of mud wipe out homes
CNN   10 January 2018   USA   California  
Deadly mudslides in Southern California / CNN
<p>(CNN)Heavy rains unleashed destructive rivers of mud and debris in Southern California on Tuesday -- leaving at least 13 people dead, destroying homes and spurring rescues as the flooding forced heavily traveled roads to close.</p> <p>Santa Barbara County ...
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Central Mexico earthquake kills more than 200, topples buildings
CNN   20 September 2017   Mexico   Mexico  
Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors from a collapsed building in Mexico City
<p>Rescuers searched for survivors through the night after Tuesday's powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states, killing scores and leaving many trapped under collapsed buildings.</p><p>At least 216 people died in Mexico City -- the country's ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards