Quake death toll in Turkey and Syria passes 11,000, rescue work continues
While rescue teams spent the last two nights fighting through rubble in search of lives enclosed needing rescuing, countries around the world begin to help.
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Tag: Earthquake
Canada to match Red Cross donations for quake relief in Turkey, Syria
The Federal Government announced on Tuesday that it will match any donations made by Canadians to the Canadian Red Cross between Feb. 6 and 22, for their Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeal.
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Buffalo and southwestern Ontario hit by a rare earthquake: no damage reported
The earthquake rattled buildings on both sides of the border
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Reflecting on the Haiti earthquake 10 years later
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was ravaged by an earthquake claiming the lives of an estimated 220,000 people, injuring 300,00 and leaving 1.5 million people displaced.
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Tsunami warning for B.C. called off after 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Alaska
Residents of the British Columbia coast had a rude awakening overnight as sirens rang out, warning them of an impending
tsunami.
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Toronto woman starts GoFundMe to aid Mexico earthquake victims
Mariana Hernandez started a GoFundMe last week a couple hours after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Central Mexico. Hernandez said she is focusing on raising at least $2,000 to help the outskirt communities of Mexico that are not getting enough support.
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Mexico City digs out from earthquake as death toll continues to rise
By: Omar Jaber Thousands of people in Mexico City are now homeless after Tuesday’s deadly...
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New Zealand quakes: Canada’s fault lines
By: Chris Besik As New Zealand recovers from a cluster of powerful earthquakes and after-shocks,...
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Ecuador recovering from major earthquake
At approximately 7 p.m. on Saturday, an earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude struck Ecuador causing more than 350 deaths.
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Earthquake rocks South Asia, at least 270 dead in Pakistan and Afghanistan
U.S. Geological Survey records quake of magnitude 7.5 with epicentre about 160km northeast of Kabul; tremors felt in parts of India, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates
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Teenage boy rescued in Nepal 5 days after earthquake
By: Alejandra Fretes A 15-year-old boy was found alive in Kathmandu under collapsed rubble...
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Destruction after an earthquake shakes up central Japan
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Japan, Nagano prefecture, on Nov. 22.
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