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TopicEarthquake death toll

Topic: earthquake death toll

Philippines earthquake death toll climbs to 72

According to the civil defence agency said 294 people were injured after a 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late Tuesday.

6.9-magnitude earthquake in Philippines: Death toll rises to 69

Civil defence deputy administrator Raffy Alejandro said in a briefing that the number remains “fluid” as more reports come in from responders.

Survivors wary of returning home after earthquakes in Afghanistan, fear landslides

Two earthquakes on 1 September killed more than 2,200 people, while aftershocks brought fresh landslides. Helicopters come in handy for aid groups, but help is patchy & slow

Afghanistan earthquake: Over 1,100 dead, 3,251 injured

According to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group, almost 8,000 homes have been destroyed with several people still feared trapped under rubble.

Modi, Jaishankar condole loss of lives after Afghanistan earthquake, pledge aid & relief

In a post on X, PM Modi expressed his grief over the death of hundreds & assured of Indian assistance to Afghanistan in this dark hour.

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Over 400 have been rescued, but an unknown number still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills on Tuesday.

Nine dead, over 800 injured in Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years

Fire authorities said they were slowly evacuating those trapped in tunnels near Hualien city. But they lost contact with 50 travellers aboard 4 minibuses heading to a national park.

100 dead, over 200 missing after Japan’s deadliest earthquake in 8 years

The search for survivors under collapsed buildings continued for a sixth day as more than 30,000 evacuees awaited aid.

Japan earthquake survivors face rains, threat of landslides

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on New Years Day has claimed 62 lives so far, as authorities continue rescue operations.

Death toll in Japan earthquake reaches 30, rescue teams continue search for survivors

Thousands of army personnel, firefighters and police officers from across the country have been dispatched to the worst-hit area in the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.

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India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

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Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.