BBC (UK), CHINA DAILY (China), CNN (US), XINHUA (China) Worldcrunch Two powerful earthquakes have killed at least 54 people and injured 337 in northwest China, according to state media. The quakes hit along the border of two counties — Min and Zhang — at around 7:45 a.m. local time, according to state news agency Xinhua. […]
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JAPAN TIMES, NHK (Japan), CNN (USA), BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch TOKYO – A powerful earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday evening, triggering a tsunami, reports CNN. The epicentre of the 7.3 magnitude quake was about 245km (150 miles) south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of about 36 kilometers. There have been […]
LA HORA (Guatemala), BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch SAN MARCOS – The death toll rose Thursday to at least 48 after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific coast of Guatemala. Some 20 others have been reported missing, says BBC News. Forty deaths have been confirmed in the San Marcos province and another eight in Quetzaltenango, […]