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Members of a rescue team search for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien. At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. IMAGES
Les Cayes (Haiti), Aug 21 (EFE).- (Camera: María Montecelos) A team of Mexican rescuers, from the Topos International Rescue Brigade, is searching this Saturday for possible survivors of the earthquake that occurred seven days ago in Haiti and caused about 2,200 dead and 12,000 wounded. FOOTAGE OF RESCUERS IN LES CAYES, HAITI.
Rescue workers in Mexico City continue the painstaking effort of clawing through rubble for survivors in a collapsed elementary and middle school after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 233 people. IMAGES
Search missions continue for 30 missing children after a three story wing of the Enrique Rebsamen school collapsed after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck Mexico on Tuesday. IMAGES
The beach of the Mexican Pacific resort town of Acapulco is littered with fallen trees and rubbish after Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in the city. Residents walk with their belongings along the road as authorities rush to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the area. IMAGES
Hurricane Norma strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it approaches a tourist hotspot on Mexico's Pacific coast. The hurricane -- which at one point was a Category 4 out of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale -- is now packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (120 miles per hour), the US National Hurricane Center says in its latest update. IMAGES