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A US military helicopter takes off after delivering humanitarian aid in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Earthquakes

Venezuela quakes kill almost 1,500, with millions more in need

Residents clawed away rubble from collapsed buildings in search of survivors, amid public outrage over the government’s response.

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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

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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Neighbours carry a man from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: AP
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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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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A damaged building in Catia La Mar, some 30km northwest of Caracas. Photo: AFP
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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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.

A giant mushroom cloud from Mount Pinatubo’s eruption is seen towering over a deserted Clark Air Base in Pampanga, then operated by the United States, on June 12, 1991. File photo: AFP
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.

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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Waves hit the coastline as Typhoon Jangmi approaches in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, Japan, on June 3. Photo: AFP
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.

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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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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A man walks near a collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Mindanao Island, the Philippines, on Monday. Photo: GenSan Dev/Reuters
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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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.

Damage is seen at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, Washington state, after a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded on Tuesday. Photo: via AP
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.

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.

The Sandy Fire approaching a neighbourhood in Simi Valley, California on Monday. Photo: AP
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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Japan

Japan’s ‘ibasho’ sense of belonging helps disaster survivors heal, study finds

Research into the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows fostering social connection and purpose helps survivors rebuild and staves off dementia.

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