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This is Ecuador’s Tungurahua, or “Throat of Fire”, volcano as it erupts on August 24, 2014. (Reuters)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London- One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years, according to the latest release of “Atlas of Human Planet 2017” prepared by the European Commission Joint Research Centre. In a press release,...
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Police officers check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 16, 2016. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 16, 2016 | World
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 16 people, injuring hundreds more and trapping people in collapsed buildings, barely a day after a quake killed nine people in the same region. Thousands of army troops and...