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Signs shaking and people spilling into the streets from homes and hotels in Mexico City as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico near the Pacific coast IMAGES
Devastation and ruin lay over the Mexican capital after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico, toppling dozens of buildings and leaving millions without power on Tuesday. Hundreds of regular citizens joined emergency services and members of the military in searching for survivors still trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings.
A major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, levelling buildings across several cities and causing damage in neighbouring Syria. The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9 kilometres (11 miles), the US agency said, with a 6.7-magnitude aftershock striking 15 minutes later. IMAGES
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit the Croatian capital Zagreb, causing extensive damage in the city centre and scenes of panic. A 15-year-old boy was reportedly killed in the rubble of a badly damaged building, according to media reports. The epicentre of the tremor was located 7 km north of Zagreb. IMAGES of streets in Zagreb
Two people, likely foreign tourists, are killed and more than 100 people injured on the Greek island of Kos when an earthquake shook popular Greek and Turkish holiday destinations in the Aegean Sea. IMAGES
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