Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake
The day after what was the worst quake to hit the Asian island in a quarter century, most residents cannot stop talking about how much worse it could have been.
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Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami warnings
The U.S. Geological Survey gave the magnitude as 7.4. The earthquake collapsed buildings and created a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
Snow hinders rescues and aid to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128
Officials say 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are aging and wooden. Some 30,000 people are in shelters.
Earthquake rattles western China, killing at least 111 people
The state news agency Xinhua said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2. It reportedly damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure in the mountainous region.
Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short
A series of devastating quakes has taken thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Aid specialists say the Taliban lacks the equipment and experience to help the survivors.
Photos: Afghanistan hit by another earthquake
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the same region around Herat, which was devastated by a previous temblor on October 7.
In Morocco's Atlas Mountains, survivors of the quake take stock of all they've lost
Survivors of the Sept. 8 earthquake return to devastated villages. "This was our paradise," says a 74-year-old woman. "Everyone in this village is like family to me, and our family is now shattered."
Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain
Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake
The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Moroccan rescue teams face challenges in reaching earthquake victims in the mountains
Remote villages in the Atlas Mountains are among the hardest hit by Friday's earthquake that killed more than 2,100. Crews are struggling to reach communities amid aftershocks and damaged roads.