Earthquake

In Italy and the U.S., restaurants are pledging to use sales of Amatrice's signature dish, spaghetti all' amatriciana, to raise funds for the devastated Italian town.

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Food World Rallies For Quake-Hit Amatrice, Home Of Famous Pasta Dish

7:28pm August 25, 2016

by Jeremy Cherfas

In Italy and the U.S., restaurants are pledging to use sales of Amatrice's signature dish, spaghetti all' amatriciana, to raise funds for the Italian town devastated by Wednesday's earthquake.

Residents stand among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice on Wednesday. Central Italy was struck by a powerful, magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the early morning.

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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake In Central Italy Kills More Than 100 People

2:14pm August 24, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The earthquake struck overnight, devastating a number of picturesque small towns packed with vacationers. Survivors are being pulled from the rubble as a series of aftershocks shake the region.

The ancient Sulamuni temple is surrounded by a cloud of dust as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Bagan, Myanmar, on Wednesday.

Earthquake Rattles Myanmar And Neighboring Countries

1:26pm August 24, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

People as far away as Thailand, India and Bangladesh felt the magnitude 6.8 quake. Historic pagodas in the city of Bagan appeared to be damaged, and at least three people reportedly died.

For the photo exhibit "Langtang Rising," a father photographed his daughter. He lost his wife and immediate family in the avalanche after the earthquake.

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Here's What Happened When Earthquake Survivors In Nepal Got Cameras

2:57pm April 27, 2016

by Danielle Preiss

They lost family, friends and cultural touchstones in the disaster of April 2015. Now they're doing "photo therapy."

Ecuadorian military and civilians perform cleanup and rescue operations on the streets of Portoviejo on Monday following a powerful earthquake on Saturday. Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble, pulling out survivors two days after an eart

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Rescue Crews In Ecuador Face Ticking Clock In Quest To Find Survivors

2:44pm April 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hour by hour, chances dwindle that rescue workers will be able to save those who may be trapped in the ruins of the catastrophic quake that struck on Saturday. Noisy generators add to the challenge.

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Rescue workers take care of an elderly woman after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto, Japan, early Saturday local time.

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After Powerful Quakes, An Even Stronger Temblor Strikes Southern Japan

11:04pm April 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Just over 24 hours after strong earthquakes hit the Kumamoto area, an even bigger temblor of magnitude 7.0 struck the same area. Thursday's quakes killed at least nine people.

In a photo from March 2011, then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits the Tohoku region, hardest hit by the tsunami and earthquake. He and his team then started the Tomodachi (Friends) Initiative to help young survivors.

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After Tsunami And Quake, A U.S.-Japan Partnership To 'Give Hope'

7:22pm March 11, 2016

by Elise Hu

When the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit Japan in 2011, U.S. troops delivered aid in Operation Tomodachi, Japanese for "friends." Another Tomodachi program brings Japanese kids to the U.S.

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Rescue workers in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan look for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

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In Earthquake-Rattled Taiwan, A Somber Start To Lunar New Year

12:41pm February 08, 2016

by Elise Hu

Taiwanese officials canceled traditional New Year celebrations and instead went to temples to pray for earthquake victims.

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Blue cans, seen sandwiched between layers of concrete, are visible at the Golden Dragon complex, which collapsed in Saturday's magnitude-6.4 earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.

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Photos Of Cans Inside Taiwan Building's Pillars Help Spur Call For Safety Reviews

10:08am February 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Dozens of people are still missing — but some survivors were still being pulled from rubble some 60 hours after the quake. Nearly all of the 38 reported deaths occurred in one building.

Rescue workers look through the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Sunday, following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck early on Saturday. For more than 30 hours, rescuers have worked to free more than 12

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Day After Deadly Quake In Taiwan, Survivors Still Emerging From Rubble

8:42am February 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than 170 people have been saved from a collapsed high-rise building, and rescuers believe more survivors are trapped inside. At least 26 people are confirmed dead after Saturday's earthquake.