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Turkey offers help to Indonesia hit by quake, tsunami
Turkey is ready to provide assistance to Indonesia, where earthquake and tsunami caused loss of many lives, an official statement said on Sept. 29.
Scores killed in Indonesia earthquake-tsunami
A powerful quake and tsunami left scores dead on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Sept. 29, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region.
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Japan Hit by Deadly Earthquake and Mudslides
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses.
At least eight people have been killed and about 40 are missing, say local media reports.
The magnitude 6.7 quake cut power to around three million homes after a thermal power plant was damaged.
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Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.
German disaster experts helping ID fire victims
Germany's federal criminal police department says a team of its forensics specialists is in Greece to help officials there identify victims from this week's deadly forest fires.
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Japan Floods: Death Toll Rises to 200 as UN Offers Assistance
Tokyo (CNN)Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Japan have killed 200 people in what has become one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country since the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
An Earthquake of Magnitude 5.8 Shook the Island of Sumatra
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 shook the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Geophysical Institute of the United States reported, quoted by Reuters and TASS.
Monstrous Ocean Wave, Eight Storeys Тall, Sets Southern Hemisphere Record
AFP Scientists have recorded what is believed to be the largest wave ever in the Southern Hemisphere, a 23.8 metre monster the height of an eight-storey building.
A buoy recorded the wave on Tuesday during a ferocious storm in the notoriously wild Southern Ocean near Campbell Island, some 700km south of New Zealand, research body MetOcean Solutions said.
Earthquake of Magnitude 7 Strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of 7 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage, reported Reuters.
The quake, the latest in a series in the region over recent days, struck 180 km west of the town of Rabaul, on New Britain island, at a shallow depth of 10 km, the USGS said.
An Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 on the Richter Scale in Peru
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 was recorded late last night from the Peruvian town of Puquio, the United States Geological Survey said.
So far there is no evidence of injuries and major damage. According to the institute, the epicenter is 202 km south of Puquio at a depth of 10 km.