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A Mexican rescuer gestures while searching through rubble on Wednesday, two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia. Photo: AP
Natural disasters

Colombia quake death toll hits 265, as rescuers race against the clock

As many as thousands of people are still missing, with the first 48 to 72 hours being crucial for retrieving survivors.

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China-Latin America relations

China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards US

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Colombia

Video | Colombia races to find survivors after deadly quake

Colombia

Colombian woman pulled alive from rubble as quake death toll tops 200

The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years.

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Firefighters and rescuers carry survivor Daniela Largo out of the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Israel

Israel and Venezuela renew consular ties after 17 years of no diplomacy

Move comes after Israel sent aid to Venezuela following recent earthquakes. Venezuela broke ties with Israel after the start of the Gaza war.

Colombia

Video | Colombia ravaged by 7.4 magnitude earthquake

President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency and said rescuing people ‌trapped under the rubble is the priority.

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Colombia

Video | Powerful quake in Colombia kills over 100

President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency and said rescuing people ‌trapped under the rubble is the priority.

A rescue worker raises his fists to call for silence to locate victims under the rubble at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Sergio Acero
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Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia hunts for survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 181

President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency and said rescuing people ‌trapped under the rubble is the priority.

Japan

‘Artificial earthquake’ conspiracy theory sweeps Japan after Kumamoto disaster

Experts call the concept ‘unrealistic’, citing technological impossibility and high costs, as misinformation swirls online.

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Japan

Video | Japan quake victims ordered back into mall to secure cash

Executives of Habita, which operates the variety store, have apologised to the family of one of the victims at her wake.

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Japan

2 women killed in Japan’s Aeon Mall blast ordered back into store to secure cash

Executives of Habita, which operates the variety store, say they have apologised to the family of one of the victims at her wake.

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The Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto orefecture, is seen on Saturday following Tuesday’s earthquake. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car

Many are choosing to sleep in cars for privacy as there are over 9,000 people in crowded evacuation centres, often minus air conditioning.

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Japan

Japan ends rescue at quake-hit shopping centre after explosion kills 7

Officials said there should be no more people unaccounted for after rescuers searched the shopping centre in Kashima.

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Japan

Japan quake evacuees with pets find refuge at Kumamoto animal hospital

Ryunosuke Animal Hospital had learned from the 2016 quake that pet owners were often turned away from evacuation shelters.

Tomoko Takaoka, who evacuated from Uki with her pets after Tuesday’s earthquake, sits in a tent in a shelter for evacuees with pets in Kumamoto, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Quake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains

The Kumamoto quake, which has killed at least 34 people, has stopped work in an area critical to Japan’s car and semiconductor industries.

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A collapsed house is seen on Friday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, on Tuesday, Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japanese mall is rebuilt to withstand earthquakes. Then it collapses again

Four bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the Aeon mall after an earthquake hit Kumamoto, followed by an explosion on Tuesday.

Japan

Japan quake victims face El Nino weather without power, water

Nine other deaths in ⁠the prefecture were being investigated to ascertain if they were linked to the quake.

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Hong Kong society

‘I was so touched’: Hongkongers in quake-hit Japanese city help each other

Travel operator also reveals tour group from Hong Kong is safe and departing for next destination.

A shopping centre damaged by the quake. Photo: EPA/Jiji Press
Japan

Death toll in Japan quake rises to 18 as rescuers comb through rubble

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area also left at least 62 people injured.

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Hong Kong society

‘I was quite scared’: Hongkonger in Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto describes shock

Hong Kong’s travel authority also confirms that about 200 members of tour groups visiting region are safe following 7.1-magnitude earthquake.

Japan

5 dead, dozens injured after severe earthquake strikes Japan

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake knocked out power to thousands of homes and collapsed the second floor of shopping centre, trapping people.

The damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre in Kashima where an explosion took place after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China

On This Day | 1976 earthquake in China’s Tangshan kills over 240,000 people – SCMP archive

On this day 50 years ago, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history razed the mining town of Tangshan in China’s Hebei province.

Survivors search for their loved ones and belongings on July 30, 1976 among the ruins in Tangshan City after an earthquake struck the city in the early morning of July 28, 1976. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan’s deadliest fault line shifts, frustrating megaquake forecasts

As small quakes cluster off the coast, a new seabed study shows the Nankai Trough’s ‘locked zone’ is far more fluid than scientists believed.

Natural disasters

At least 6 dead, 21 injured after 2 earthquakes hit Peru

Peru ‌lies along the ‌Pacific Ring of Fire, a zone that accounts for roughly 85 per cent of the world’s seismic activity.

Natural disasters

Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador

The tremor recalled the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, though there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage.

People react after evacuating the Biblioteca Nacional in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Venezuela

Quake-hit Venezuela faces looming health threats as survivors crowd shelters

Poor shelter conditions, lack of clean water and sanitation could leave many thousands vulnerable, PAHO says.

A child sleeps inside a tent in a makeshift shelter in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes. Photo: Reuters
Venezuela

Venezuela quakes survivor shares ordeal after 8 days buried alive

Security guard recalls surviving darkness, aftershocks and walls shifting before his miraculous rescue from a collapsed building.

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Natural disasters

Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest’ as quakes toll passes 3,300

Delcy Rodriguez defends emergency response amid growing public anger and UN estimates of up to 50,000 missing.

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