Description
Added on the 19/03/2023 13:37:08 - Copyright : AFP EN
People head out onto the streets in Afghanistan's capital after a strong earthquake hit, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the magnitude at 6.5. The USGS said the quake was centred near Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan and had a depth of 187 kilometers (116 miles). There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but the quake was felt strongly across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and even further east in parts of India. IMAGES
People seek shelter after a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the popular Indonesian tourist destination Lombok, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more. IMAGES
Images of a collapsed factory following 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
Andean foreign, interior and defense ministers take a family photo in Lima, ahead of an emergency meeting organized to define joint actions against transnational crime, amid the escalating security crisis in Ecuador. IMAGES
Peruvian police officers in the capital Lima board a plane bound for the northern border with Ecuador, after Peru put the border under a state of emergency following the security crisis that erupted in the neighboring country. Ecuador's president has given orders to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. IMAGES
Images show the roof of Colombia's Congress building damaged after a strong quake shook the capital. The Colombian Geological Survey (CGS) put the magnitude of the quake at 6.1, while the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported it at 6.3. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
