Earthquakes

Woman in Japan dies of suspected heatstroke after taking refuge in car following Kumamoto quake

A drone view of a collapsed house in the aftermath of an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on July 28.

Search ended at mall wrecked by Japan quake blast

A total of 12 people were pulled from the site, including seven who were confirmed dead, according to the disaster management office of the Kumamoto region.

Japan’s rescuers battle ‘intense heat’ after massive earthquake

Kumamoto City is facing a “double disaster”, as rescuers work in 38 deg C heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

Dogs allowed! Animal hospital opens doors to Japan quake survivors and their pets

Tomoko Takaoka, 31, who evacuated from Uki with her pet dogs Ku and Sheri, at the Kyushu Animal Academy in a shelter for evacuees with pets in Kumamoto, Japan, on July 31.

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Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on July 31.

4.7-magnitude quake strikes near Italy’s Naples, causing outages and damage

A building damaged during a 4.7 magnitude earthquake in Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy, on July 31.

Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked by massive Japan quake as toll rises to 35

Eleven people were pulled out of the rubble at Aeon mall, among them seven dead.

Japan quake halts auto and chip plants, testing supply chain resilience

An aerial view on July 29 shows damage at a paper mill, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture a day earlier.

Kumamoto quake: Broken gas pipes likely behind deadly mall blast, say experts

Rescuers conduct search operations at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto building which was damaged by an explosion following a powerful earthquake.

After surviving earthquakes, a family in Venezuela seeks a new beginning far from ground zero

People search for the bodies of their loved ones beneath the rubble, after earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, killing and displacing thousands of people, in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

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