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Powerful Kumamoto Quake Topples Mall and Traps Dozens

Rescue operations are continuing under the threat of strong aftershocks.

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue as Separate M7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

El Niño Storms Flood Northern and Central Chile, Leave Dozens Dead and 100,000 Cut Off

Landslide Buries Homes in Chongqing, Killing at Least Eight

Venezuela Death Toll Tops 5,000 as Response Shifts From Rescue to Recovery

Typhoon Bavi Drives Floods North as Ports Reopen With Backlogs

IMD Issues Orange Alerts in Northern and Highland Kerala as Monsoon Rains Intensify

Human-Caused Wildfire Extinguished After Four Days in Arequipa Protected Reserve

Three Firefighters Killed Fighting Utah–Colorado Wildfires

Wildfire Near Chiemsee Closes A8 and Burns About 5.5 Hectares

5.4‑Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Islamabad and Large Parts of Punjab and K‑P

Violent Tornado Strikes Northeast Rome

Wildfire in Tarachi Grows to About 1,200 Hectares as Crews Ramp Up Response

Crews Gain Ground on Simi Valley and Santa Rosa Island Wildfires

Guangxi Quake Kills Two as 7,000 Evacuate and Last Trapped Resident Is Rescued

Hunan Fireworks Factory Explosion Death Toll Rises to 37

Head-On Bus–Fuel Tanker Crash in South Sumatra Kills 16

Moderate Quake Rattles Western Nevada Near Silver Springs

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

IGP Posts Live Peru Quake Reports as Media Push Safety Guidance