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Elements of Civil Protection cleaned windows of buildings of colonies of Mexico City on Friday, September 8, 2017, after a strong earthquake of magnitude 8.2 on the Richter violently shaked Mexico City today, originating 137 kilometers southwest of Tonalá, in the southeastern state of Chiapas. At least 15 people have died in the earthquake, mostly in the state of Oaxaca. EFE / Sáshenka Gutiérrez

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Earthquake in Mexico

An earthquake measuring 8.2 degrees on the Richter scale rocked the southern coast of Mexico at 1…

September 8th, 2017

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Haiti now has to recover from an earthquake while also recovering from floods. Photo Credit: Richard Pierrin/AFP

Here We Go Again

June 7th, 2023

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The world responds to the earthquake.

Los Topos in Turkey

February 7th, 2023

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Monday's earthquake coincided in date with those of 1985 and 2017. The one 37 years ago left some 20,000 dead. Pixabay

168 aftershocks in Mexico

September 19th, 2022

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Homes lay in ruins along an earthquake-damaged road in Rampe, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, four days after 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern part of the country. Photo Credit: Matias Delacroix, AP.

Yet another Haiti earthquake

January 25th, 2022

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Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, suffers the impact of the earthquake that hit the south of the country last Saturday, causing more than 1,300 deaths and damage to its already deteriorated infrastructure. Getty Images

August 16th, 2021

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People walk past a home destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Photo Credit: Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo

More tragedy for Haiti

August 15th, 2021

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Tras el desprendimiento en el Cerro de la Pasión, en Oaxaca, esto fue lo que apareció. Photo: El Tiempo.

Heritage and History

Art from Tremors

July 8th, 2020

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Doctors at Juárez Hospital didn't evacuate during the earthquake on June 23. Photo: Milenio

Heritage and History

No Evacuation for Doctors

June 24th, 2020

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GUANICA, PUERTO RICO - JANUARY 7: A man walks past a destroyed store after a 6.4 earthquake hit just south of the island. (Photo by Eric Rojas/Getty Images)

Puerto Rico trembles

January 20th, 2020

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GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO - JANUARY 7: Rubble covers the street after a 6.4 earthquake hit just south of the island on January 7, 2020 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. This morning's earthquake was preceded by a series of smaller quakes in the south of the island with the epicenter in Guánica. (Photo by Eric Rojas/Getty Images)

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Relief drive for Puerto Rico

January 8th, 2020

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The Immaculate Concepcion Catholic church lies in ruins after an overnight earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring others and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Quake strikes Puerto Rico

January 7th, 2020

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The earthquake was reportedly first felt around 11:30PM on Monday night. Graphic courtesy: ABC News.

Late-Night Quake in PR

September 24th, 2019

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Hermilo Baltazar (R) and wife Carmen (L), seen here on Sept. 12, 2018, are among the hundreds of people in the poor, densely populated Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa that still live in tents after losing their homes in the earthquake of Sept. 19, 2017. EFE-EPA/Sashenka Gutierrez

September 18th, 2018

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A group of people remain on the streets after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, 21 August 2018. EFE-EPA/Miguel Gutierrez

EARTHQUAKE ROCKS VENEZUELA

August 22nd, 2018

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The lot located at 286 Alvaro Obregon Avenue in Mexico City, Mexico, May 25, 2018. A proposed monument to be built on this site of a collapsed building near the center of Mexico City in honor of the victims of the Sept. 19, 2017, earthquake is sparking controversy among activist groups almost nine months after the earthquake struck. EFE

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The limits of remembrance

May 29th, 2018

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Photo provided by the Agencia Andina news agency showing the rescue of one of the victims of the powerful earthquake that struck southern Peru on Jan. 14, 2018.

earthquake in Peru

January 15th, 2018

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Juana Martínez, from the town of Juchitan, in the state of Oaxaca (Mexico), is seen near a wreath today, Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The Day of the Dead, which is celebrated on November 2 in Mexico, is a very significant date that honors the memory of the deceased by means of ceremonies in which catrinas, altars, offerings and traditional dances are gathered. EFE / Luis Villalobos

Mexico celebrates the Day…

November 1st, 2017

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Rescuers known as "Los Topos" held an honor guard to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the September 19, 1985, earthquake just before the earthquake that struck Mexico on Tuesday. EFE

How to help the victims of…

September 22nd, 2017

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View of the damages in Puebla, Mexico, today, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that shook the Mexican capital strongly and caused panic scenes just as 32 years of powerful earthquake that caused thousands of deaths. EFE / Francisco Guasco

Earthquake in Mexico

September 20th, 2017

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General view of damages on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale that hit the Mexican capital today and caused panic scenes just as the 32-year-old earthquake struck thousands of deaths in Mexico City (Mexico). EFE / Mario Guzmán

Panic in Mexico

September 19th, 2017

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Haitians had plenty of reasons to deserve the TPS after the devastating July 2010 earthquake which killed 300,000 people and left 1.5 million injured.

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[OP-ED]: Haitians: A Witch…

May 10th, 2017