TOKYO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — The number of people currently unaccounted for surged to 323 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9:00 a.m. local time on Monday, one week after a series of e
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Death toll surges to 161 in Japan\’s Noto quakes
TOKYO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — The death toll has jumped to 161 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9 a.m. local time on Monday, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck
Death toll in powerful Japan quake rises to 6: gov\’t
TOKYO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Six people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture after a massive earthquake hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, local government said Tuesday.
A series of st
Turkish, Chinese scholars hold seminar on post-disaster recovery
ISTANBUL, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Experts from Türkiye and China held on Tuesday a seminar on post-disaster recovery here in the Turkish megacity.
The seminar titled \”Joint Turkish-Chinese International S
In pics: aftermath of earthquakes in Afghanistan
Two men sit in front of ruined houses after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2023. Two earthquakes each with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale, followed by several aftershock
Death toll of Afghan quakes rises to over 2,000
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — More than 2,000 people were killed and over 9,000 injured as powerful earthquakes jolted Afghanistan\’s Herat and other western provinces on Saturday, government
5.8-magnitude quake hits western France
PARIS, June 16 (Xinhua) — An 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit western France at 6:38 p.m. local time (1638 GMT) on Friday, the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB) announced.
According to the FCSB,
Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a group meeting of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Trkiye, March 1, 2023. Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold
A Chinese rescuer\’s account of joining quake relief efforts in Türkiye
GUIYANG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Clutching a bouquet of flowers, Jiang Zhaohua\’s heart raced with anticipation as she waited for her fiance Liu Zhengling at a railway station in Guiyang, capital of southw
6 killed, 296 injured in new quakes in Türkiye\’s Hatay: disaster agency
People sit by a fire near the rubble of a destroyed building in the quake-hit Hatay, Türkiye, on Feb. 21, 2023. At least six people were killed and 294 others injured in Monday\’s new earthquakes that