The International Organization for Migration has appealed for $98 million to support Venezuela’s earthquake response. The funding would cover emergency assistance and early recovery work for 12 months. Two major earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on...
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China raises emergency response after Qinghai earthquake
China activated a Level-IV national earthquake disaster emergency response after a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Qinghai province, killing one person and injuring eight. The quake hit Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 5:06 p.m. on...
SANDAKAN: A fire that swept through Kampung Bahagia in the Sandakan district of Sabah destroyed about 1,000 homes and affected 9,007 residents, turning an early report of roughly 200 houses lost into one of the state’s biggest recent...
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has declared three days of national mourning after the death toll from heavy rain-triggered landslides in the country’s south rose to at least 80, with recovery teams still searching for people reported missing. The...