A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing new alarm in a country reeling from two still-more-powerful quakes this month that have killed nearly 400 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the new, magnitude 6.1 temblor was centered about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south-southeast of Matias Romero in the state of Oaxaca, which was […]
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A young couple who died during the devastating Taiwan earthquake on New Year’s Eve were found in each other’s arms by rescuers. Tsai Meng-chia and his girlfriend Huang Ruo-hsin, both just 21, were found beneath the rubble of a residential building that collapsed during the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on New Year’s Eve. Reports suggest that […]
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THE powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people dead, has on Thursday been reported to have more than 12 victims. Death toll now rose to 59 , with 76 people still missing and presumed trapped under the rubble of a collapsed residential building, the Ministry of Interior said. The 16-story […]
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A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people, most in a 17-storey apartment building that collapsed, with some people still known to be missing in the ruins of the complex as night fell, government officials said. As rescuers searched for survivors, Reuters report, questions were raised about the construction of […]
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