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Images from the cable car departures building in the resort town of Stresa, Italy, after an accident leaves 12 dead according to emergency services. The 20-minute cable car ride, popular with tourists, links the shore of Lake Maggiore with the 1,500-metre (4,900-foot) summit of the Mottarone mountain. A cable car plunged to the ground on the side of the mountain during the journey. IMAGES
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck eastern Turkey rose to 31, officials said Sunday, as rescue efforts continued. The magnitude 6.8 quake hit on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province but also affected neighbouring cities and countries. IMAGES
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
The death toll in central Italy's devastating earthquake rose sharply overnight, with officials saying hopes of finding more survivors is diminishing by the hour. Mana Rabiee reports.
Italian rescue teams work through the night seeking earthquake survivors under the rubble as the death toll climbs to 159. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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