Residents of the Khuma township near Orkney in the North West, the epicentre of an earthquake that left a trail of mayhem in the province, were still assessing damages on Tuesday. Sonwabile Klaas arrived home to find her house dislodged from its foundation and an outside room completely destroyed. “It[…]
At least 589 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, officials said Wednesday, marking a sharp increase in the death toll. “As of 10.30 on Wednesday… 589 people have died” after Sunday’s magnitude 6.1 tremor in the southwestern province of Yunnan, China’s ministry of civil affairs[…]
One person was killed and 17 injured when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit South Africa on Tuesday, causing scares in mining operations and evacuations in parts of the country. “For South Africa, a 5.5 magnitude quake is quite big but it’s not uncommon,” said Herman van Niekerk, a structural geologist[…]
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