Natural disasters

Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims

Rescue workers carry a casualty as they search for survivors at the site of a landslide along the Wujiang river in Chongqing.

In China, people brave simulated typhoons to prepare for the real thing

Participants practice evacuating an underground facility during a typhoon survival training session at the Lvxing Disaster Simulation Training Centre.

Venezuela earthquake death toll now at 5,208

Volunteers and rescuers search for bodies amid debris of buildings damaged by the earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 18.

At least six dead and 21 injured after two earthquakes in Peru

People in Chupuro, Peru, on July 19 praying next to the bodies of four victims of an earthquake that struck the centre of the country a day ago.

Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude kills five in Peru

The epicentre’s depth was 24km.

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say

A flag of Venezuela flutters as rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela on July 5.

Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone

Wilfrank Liendo (second from right) and other locals carry supplies donated by the World Food Programme to their home in Chichiriviche de la Costa, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 16, following the June 24 earthquakes.

Landslide in China kills 8, at least 34 missing: Officials

Rescue workers searching for survivors at the site of a landslide in Pengshui county in Chongqing, China, on July 17.

Landslide buries residents in south-west China’s Chongqing

Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of the landslide in Chongqing on July 17.

‘Blessed town’ on Venezuelan coast escapes quake damage

The town of Anare, located around 30km east of the city of La Guaira which was struck by twin quakes on June 24, remains unscathed and has become a refuge for survivors.

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