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Japan Details 61.6 Billion Yen Disaster Aid for Kumamoto and Chiba
Prime Minister Takaichi outlines special subsidies, SME debt relief and front-loaded local funding after requests from K...
Indonesia Rescuers Search for Survivors After 7.7 Quake Off Flores Kills at Least 47
A shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores, killing at least 47 people and injuring 50, while aftershocks and ...
Colombia Quake Becomes First Test of De la Espriella's Decentralization Pledge
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed 287 people has exposed the gap between President Abelardo de la Espriella's pro...
Eastern Indonesia Earthquake Kills 38, Triggers Tsunami Alert and Aftershocks
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia's eastern coast killed at least 38 people, forced 2,000 from their homes and pr...
Japan's Environment Ministry Details Heatstroke, Waste and Pet Support After Kumamoto Earthquake
The ministry outlined heatstroke warnings for car evacuees, disaster waste staff deployments and pet shelter preparation...
Colombia Earthquake Search Shifts to Recovery as Death Toll Tops 260
Rescuers in Cali are moving from search to debris removal after a magnitude 7.4 quake killed at least 265 people and lef...
Earthquake Response Is First Test for Colombia's New President
Days after Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Chocó forces the new Colombian preside...
Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears
One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, Prime Minister Takaichi instructed ministers to fast-track water restoration, he...
Six Days After Kumamoto Quake, Japan PM Visits Evacuation Centres and Readies ¥200bn in Reserves
Six days after the July 28 earthquake, Japan's prime minister toured evacuation centres in Hikawa and said Tokyo will un...
Kumamoto Struck by Magnitude-7 Quake; Semiconductor Hub Faces Rescue, Recovery and Supply Chain Worries
A shallow, maximum-intensity-7 earthquake in Japan’s Kyushu island has triggered mass evacuations, structural fires and ...