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World Bank estimates Venezuela's earthquake losses at $19.6 Billion

The World Bank Group has estimated that the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 caused around $19.6 billion in direct physical losses. The estimate comes from a rapid damage assessme...

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Peru earthquakes damage historic churches as relief efforts get underway

Peru's Catholic Church is mobilizing relief efforts after two earthquakes struck the Junín region, killing at least five people, injuring dozens, and causing widespread destruction. The quakes, measur...

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Building under renovation collapses on Bradford Street in Albany

The Albany Department of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance is carrying out a structural assessment following the collapse of a building on Bradford Street, between Ontario Street and Partridge Stree...

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6 killed, dozens injured after 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Peru's Andes

A powerful 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Peru's Andes region on Saturday night, leaving at least 6 people dead, more than 30 injured, and around 300 residents displaced, according to authorities. The U...

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5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's central Sulawesi, leaving one dead and damaging buildings

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province late Sunday, killing a hospital patient during an evacuation and damaging homes and public buildings, said local authorities. I...

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Three-storey building collapses in Benetússer after residents flee warning signs

A dramatic apartment building collapse in Benetússer, near Valencia, was caught on camera after residents narrowly escaped disaster by evacuating just minutes earlier. The three-storey block gave way...

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Nine fatalities in Moshi (Pune) waste plant collapse

The death toll in the Moshi garbage dump collapse in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad has risen to nine after rescue teams recovered the body of the last missing worker, Waman Kasbe, in the early hours of Sund...

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Manhattan building evacuated after structural issues raise safety concerns

What happened to the building on Tuesday?Emergency crews responded to reports of structural problems at a Midtown Manhattan building shortly before 8 a.m. EDT on Tuesday after witnesses noticed bricks...

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Strong offshore earthquake hits southwestern Japan without immediate reports of damage

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's southwestern islands on Friday, with shaking felt in areas near Okinawa. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), there were no immediat...

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Two fatalities after building collapse in Chandigarh during renovation work

Two people lost their lives after a two-storey building collapsed in Chandigarh's Industrial Area Phase II on Saturday, July 4, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving emergency services an...

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