2 w. ago Flooding damage from latest round of storms that has left at least 21 dead estimated at a staggering $90 billion

Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake victims treated in field hospitals as WHO warns of disease risk

Temporary tent hospitals have been set up across Myanmar to treat earthquake victims as many local medical facilities are damaged or overwhelmed with injured.

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2 w. ago After Thailand quake, rescue dogs provide solace to searching families

The playful dogs offer a brief respite from the overwhelming grief

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3 w. ago Thousands now confirmed dead in Myanmar earthquake but woman, 63, is found alive after 91 hours in rubble

Myanmar's military-run government has reported 2,065 people killed, more than 3,900 injured and 270 missing, but most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw

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3 w. ago Before and after satellite images show extent of devastation left by 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar

Satellite pictures taken after earthquake reveal toppled air traffic control tower at Myanmar’s main airport

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3 w. ago Myanmar death toll nears 3,000 as signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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3 w. ago Signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper as death toll tops 2,000

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Why experts can’t predict quakes and what to do if you’re in one

Earthquakes are more common in some areas. Here’s how to stay safe

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3 w. ago Moment terrified tourists scramble out of swaying infinity pool to avoid being swept off skyscraper roof to their death during devastating Bangkok earthquake

Shocking footage captured the moment two people were lounging in a pool under the sun before a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Thailand and Myanmar on Friday.

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3 w. ago Myanmar healthcare facilities overwhelmed, WHO says, and scale of earthquake deaths and injuries ‘not fully understood’ – live

World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m of emergency support amid frantic search for survivorsAFP has spoken to relatives anxiously waiting at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok.Daodee Paruay said she had been at the site for two days, hoping for a miracle. Her brother was an electrician working on site, and he is believed to be under the rubble. “We wait, we wait.” she said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: desperate search for survivors continues as WHO issues appeal for humanitarian aid – live

World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m of emergency support amid frantic search for survivorsAFP has spoken to relatives anxiously waiting at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok.Daodee Paruay said she had been at the site for two days, hoping for a miracle. Her brother was an electrician working on site, and he is believed to be under the rubble. “We wait, we wait.” she said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Terrifying moment skyscraper window cleaner clings on for life as quake hits

More than 1,640 people are confirmed to have been killed in the devastating earthquake that rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand last week, according to officials

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3 w. ago Survivors continue to be pulled from Myanmar earthquake rubble 60 hours after disaster

Four survivors were pulled from a collapsed school and one from a hotel as rescue missions continue

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3 w. ago ‘I was telling my baby, don’t come out yet’: Woman gives birth to daughter during Myanmar earthquake (cloned)

Kanthong Saenmuangshin had gone to hospital for a routine check-up but ended up going into labour amid the chaos of Friday's powerful 7.7 magnitude quake

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3 w. ago Why was the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand so damaging as death toll crosses 1,600

A skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed as the huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed scores of people

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3 w. ago ‘I was telling my baby, don’t come out yet’: Woman gives birth to daughter during Myanmar earthquake

Kanthong Saenmuangshin had gone to hospital for a routine check-up but ended up going into labour amid the chaos of Friday's powerful 7.7 magnitude quake

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3 w. ago Before and after satellite images show devastation caused by Myanmar earthquake – video

Rescue efforts are entering their third day and attempts to find survivors are intensifying after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing at least 1,600 people and injuring more than 3,400, with at least 139 others missing. The initial quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay early on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings, downing bridges and buckling roads, causing mass destruction in the country's second largest city. 'What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,' the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wrote in a post on X Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updatesAftershocks frighten Myanmar survivors while death toll from Bangkok high-rise collapse rises Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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3 w. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Hospitals overwhelmed as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: More than 1,600 dead as searches continue and UK sends £10million in aid

More than 1,000 people have now been confirmed dead, with another 2,376 injured and 30 still missing

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