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Snow covers damaged buildings in the town of Shika close to the epicenter of Japan's deadly New Year's Day earthquake. The death toll has jumped to 161, authorities say, as snow complicates rescue efforts. IMAGES
People walk amid rubble in an alleyway in the Jewish quarter of the Marrakesh medina, following Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades. The quake killed at least 2,122 people, injured more than 2,400 others, and flattened entire villages. IMAGES
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
Excavators dig through rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, a week after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria. Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warned the toll was set to rise far higher. IMAGES
Piles of rubble and damaged buildings could be seen across the Italian town of Borgo Sant'Antonio on early Wednesday morning, after two earthquakes had struck central Italy in quick succession the previous day. The twin earthquakes come just two months after an earlier powerful earthquake devastated central Italy, leading to the death of over 300 people. According to Italian officials, the twin tremors may have been aftershocks from the August 24 earthquake. The first earthquake hit at around 7:10 PM local time, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and could be felt across the region, as far as Rome some 150 miles away from the earthquake's epicentre near Perugia. The second, a 6.1-magnitude quake, struck the same area at around 9:18 PM local time. Several people have been injured so far, and four of them are said to have suffered serious injuries. However the structural damages caused by the earthquake are extensive. Many buildings collapsed due to the powerful earthquakes. The mayor of Ussita, Marco Rinald, said the "town is finished", on Italian television. The earthquake also severely damaged the road to Ussita, which was covered by snaking cracks in the pavement.
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