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Rescuers search through the rubble in hard-hit La Guaira state. Photo: AP
Venezuela

Critical rescue window passes in quake-hit Venezuela as death toll nears 1,500

Hopes fade for thousands of people unaccounted for as survival chances drop sharply after 72 hours.

Earthquakes

Venezuelan boy pulled alive from rubble 3 days after deadly quakes

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Americas and the Caribbean

Time runs out for thousands missing after Venezuela earthquakes

Venezuela

Editorial | World quick to answer stricken Venezuela’s call for aid

Even countries that had broken off ties with Caracas have reached out to help, showing the power disaster has to unite people in adversity.

Rescuers work at a building damaged by an earthquake in the Altamira area of Caracas, Venezuela, on June 25. Photo: EPA
Venezuela

Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.

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Venezuela

Venezuela twin quakes death toll hits 235 as rescuers comb rubble for survivors

Thousands are missing and many feared dead after the country was hit by two of the strongest tremors in over a century.

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US-Venezuela conflict

As Venezuela reels from earthquake disaster, a test for new US relationship

Washington’s swift disaster response clearest indication yet of how relationship with Caracas has evolved, but bigger challenges lie ahead.

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People walk and ride past collapsed structures and debris following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Earthquakes

Thousands feared dead after major earthquakes hit Venezuela

Venezuela’s president gives first death toll as Trump says the US is ‘ready, willing, and able to help’.

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The Philippines

Deadly Philippines quake permanently alters Mindanao coastline

The tectonic forces that caused last week’s 7.8-magnitude quake also thrust chunks of the island’s coastline about two metres upwards.

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The Philippines

‘Sorry, grandma’: Filipino family apologises after woman left alone during quake

The elderly woman was seen clinging to a table as relatives fled the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8.

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CCTV camera from a home in the Philippines showing the moments before and after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on June 8. Photo: Facebook / Jonard Pacres Abrasado
Indonesia

Panicked residents flee as strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi

Many Sulawesi residents are haunted by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated Palu in 2018, setting off a three-metre-high tsunami.

A man inspects a damaged building following an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
The Philippines

On This Day | Thousands flee as Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo erupts in 1991 – SCMP archive

On this day 35 years ago, Mount Pinatubo’s eruption stranded dozens of tourists in Philippines, with special flights for Hongkongers.

The Philippines

Deadly Mindanao quake raised seabed, causing marine die-off

The 7.8-magnitude tremor on Monday killed at least 61 people in the Philippines and left at least 40 people missing.

Extreme weather

El Nino is back – and it could be ‘one for the history books’

The weather event – which can bring droughts, floods and record temperatures – has officially arrived, and could grow to peak strength.

A firefighter monitors flames caused by the Hughes Fire in California, in January 2025. Scientists fear El Nino will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Filipino mayor begs for helicopters to fly food to isolated quake survivors

The Glan mayor says 10 villages in his town of more than 100,000 people remain inaccessible, mostly due to landslides from Monday’s quake.

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Debris from a damaged house in Glan is scattered along the road following Monday’s magnitude 7.8 quake. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan braces for historic typhoon season with up to 14 landfalls forecast

Up to 28 typhoons are predicted to affect Japan this year, with 14 likely to make landfall – close to historical extremes.

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Earthquakes

Strongest earthquake in nearly 150 years hits off Cuba, shaking Mexico and Florida

Rare earthquake with 6.1 magnitude shakes buildings in Havana and beyond.

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The Philippines

Mindanao quake a stark reminder of Metro Manila’s ‘Big One’ threat: experts

Limited evacuation routes in densely populated Metro Manila would make rapid, orderly evacuation a major challenge, disaster planners warn.

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People collect their belongings from a damaged house following an earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

At least 35 dead, 200 injured, after magnitude 7.8 quake hits Philippines

Schools and buildings collapsed as residents fled, with rescue teams continuing to search for missing students.

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Japan

Typhoon Jangmi churns along Japan’s Pacific coast, leaves dozens hurt

Heavy rain continued in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the morning, with flood danger warnings for several rivers in the capital.

Extreme weather

‘On our doorstep’: UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather

UN chief warns that the phenomenon, expected within months, will ‘pour fuel on the fire’ of global heating.

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A man drags a traditional boat across a dried-up channel in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The UN has warned countries to prepare for severe droughts. Photo: AFP
Trending in China

China official mocked over gold earrings while crying about local flood disaster

‘Golden’ accessories of party secretary in village hit by torrential rain arouse both sarcastic criticism and support; she reveals they are fake.

A female official in a rain-hit Chinese county has faced a backlash for wearing gold earrings while crying about the disaster. Photo: Sohu
United States

Rescuers find 6 more bodies after US paper mill disaster

Rescuers are working in an ;active and hazardous recovery environment’ to recover three more victims.

Laos

5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive

A Thai-led rescue team broke through to an area where they found the five villagers on a muddy ledge, but two others remain missing.

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Laos

Video | Rescuers race to save miners in flooded Laos cave

Thai teams have joined the mission, as rescuers share photos of the treacherous conditions in the cave tunnel.

A rescuer navigates through a flooded cave in Xaysomboun province, Laos, where seven villagers mining for gold are trapped. Photo: Facebook/Thailand Rescue Diver
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India

Video | Indian heatwave sickens livestock ahead of Eid al-Adha

Although the festival of Eid al-Adha involves animal sacrifice, Islamic law explicitly forbids using sick livestock.

A Kashmiri man holds a goat after buying it at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
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United States

Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

Wind-driven Sandy Fire forces evacuations in Simi Valley, threatening properties.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi

Earthquake struck Liuzhou, with at least four people hospitalised and three reported missing as of 4am, according to mainland Chinese media.

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