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Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country’s capital. The control tower of that city’s airport has collapsed, according to Mary Callahan of the University of Washington. ( read original story ...)

More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years in Myanmar. ( read original story ...)

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area. ( read original story ...)

Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill in fiscal 2026. The contingency plans are in case of an emergency. ( read original story ...)

As the saying goes, "where there's smoke, there's fire." And nothing could be further from the truth, as it has ( read original story ...)

A major earthquake in Myanmar has prompted Japanese firms operating in the country to confirm the safety of their employees. ( read original story ...)

Pictures shared by Thai locals show water cascading over rooftops as tremors shake pools set on high-rise buildings after the "significant" earthquake hit Bangkok ... ( read original story ...)

Microsoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will ... ( read original story ...)

Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma deep within the mountain, causing a gigantic explosion that blanketed the area ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) did not include "complex disasters," a situation when nuclear accidents occur simultaneously with ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, is back in the catastrophe bond market with an initial target ... ( read original story ...)

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)

Hard-earned experience has made nonprofit organizations invaluable partners in disaster recovery. Japan's government is now moving toward formalizing their role. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 years. ( read original story ...)

A photographer in this northeast Japan city, where a major forest fire recently destroyed over 100 homes, has provided free photos o･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling from a period of grief and devastation. A string of wildfires ripped ... ( read original story ...)