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Rescuers search the rubble of a collapsed building in Durrës after the violent earthquake that struck Albania. The death toll has risen to 40 after 10 more bodies were pulled from the rubble overnight, the defence ministry said. IMAGES rescue workers searching the rubble
Italian rescue teams work through the night seeking earthquake survivors under the rubble as the death toll climbs to 159. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
The number of people known to have died in a devastating wildfire that destroyed a Hawaiian town hit 89 on Saturday, the state's governor said. "There are 89 fatalities that have been measured," Josh Green told reporters. "It's going to continue to rise. We want to brace people for that." IMAGES
Rescuers continue to search for survivors in the rubble on the third day since an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java claimed 268 lives and injured more than 1,000 on Monday. IMAGES
Dili, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- East Timor continued Thursday to speed up its vaccination drive as Covid death toll in the country reached 100.East Timor has recorded over 18,000 COVID-19 cases and 100 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE UP TO GET A DOSE OF ASTRAZENECA (VAXZEVRIA) COVID-19 VACCINE DURING A VACCINATION DRIVE IN DILI, EAST TIMOR.