Shelter for families with kids opens after Kumamoto earthquake
World 17:20 01/09/2026An evacuation shelter catering to the needs of pregnant women and families with children has been set up in Hikawa, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, that was hit hard by a major earthquake in late July.
6 quakes hit Vietnam’s Quang Ngai in 1 morning
Vietnam News 14:32 31/08/2026Six consecutive earthquakes struck Mang But Commune in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province early Monday, with the strongest measuring magnitude 4.0, according to the Institute of Earth Sciences.
Aeon sets up panel to probe fatal blast after Kumamoto quake
World 16:06 20/08/2026Aeon Co. said Thursday it has set up a committee of outside experts to investigate a fatal blast that occurred at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture shortly after last month's earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture.
Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake
World 10:31 18/08/2026As the earth shook around her, tearing apart homes, buildings, and bridges in eastern Indonesia, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter.
Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 53, aftershocks hamper rescue efforts
World 10:27 17/08/2026Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday.
Vietnamese leaders send condolences over deadly earthquake in Indonesia
Vietnam News 10:27 16/08/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on August 15 sent messages of condolences to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto following a powerful earthquake in Indonesia that caused heavy casualties and affected thousands of families.
At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
World 10:10 16/08/2026At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.
Hundreds still missing in Colombia as desperation grips earthquake rescue effort
World 09:51 14/08/2026Hopes of finding more survivors of the powerful earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week were fading on Thursday as rescue workers narrowed their searches, while families in the worst-hit areas waited for news of missing relatives.
Aeon allowed workers to return to Kumamoto mall before blast
World 17:17 12/08/2026TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it permitted some workers at shops in Aeon Mall Kumamoto to re-enter the earthquake-hit commercial facility just before a fatal explosion occurred there July 28.
Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
World 13:45 12/08/2026Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people.
Disabled kids offered places to feel at ease in quake-hit Kumamoto
World 15:26 11/08/2026UKI, KUMAMOTO PREF. -- Efforts are underway in Kumamoto Prefecture to provide children with developmental and intellectual disabilities with places to stay during the day and relieve stress, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture late last month.
More than 100 killed after strongest quake this century hits western Colombia
World 12:50 11/08/2026More than 100 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, toppling buildings, damaging hospitals and infrastructure and trapping people beneath the rubble in the country's strongest earthquake this century.
