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Emergency Evacuations as Japan Faces Quake and Tsunami

Central Japan experienced a series of powerful earthquakes, resulting in tsunami waves reaching over a meter high, prompting widespread evacuations, and reminiscent of the country's traumatic 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. The tsunami threat from a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan on Monday has “largely passed,” a US ...

Race Against Time to Rescue Victims of Earthquake in Japan

In Japan, rescuers urgently worked against time and aftershocks to locate survivors of a destructive 7.5-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 48 casualties.  Japanese rescuers raced against the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday to find survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that claimed at least 48 lives and caused widespread ...

Deadly Earthquake in Taiwan With Regional Impact

A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday and resulted in at least seven fatalities, nearly 60 injuries, extensive building damage and regional tsunami warnings, prompting response efforts and interruptions in various industries. At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured on Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan ...

Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning

Japan lifted on Thursday a warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, with the government telling people to "go back to normal." The week-old alert that such a catastrophe might hit the archipelago of 125 million people prompted thousands to cancel holidays and stock up on essentials, emptying ...