A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night, resulting in at least 800 fatalities and thousands of injuries, according to reports.
Video footage depicts widespread destruction, with numerous buildings reduced to rubble. Landslides have impeded access by blocking roads, and rescue teams are deploying helicopters to reach more isolated and inaccessible areas.
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Tokyo authorities say they released the AI-generated video to raise awareness and help people prepare for disaster – but how likely is Mt Fuji to actually erupt?
At least 30 people have died since Tuesday, as flash floods swept away roads and submerged homes.
Some 96 trucks were driven on China’s Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in a test ahead of the scheduled opening next month.
Bird lovers dressed up and took to the stage to mimic rhythmic calls in a competition aimed at promoting conservation awareness.
The skies above southern Japan were illuminated late on Tuesday evening after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere.
Participants walked between two peaks more than a kilometre apart on a slackline just 2cm wide.
Emergency teams searching for the missing are struggling through mud and debris, following flash flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The majority of fatalities were recorded in the northwest Buner district, where at least 200 people were killed.
Passengers had to walk high above the ground to get back to the Singapore station after a power fault.
Teams from 16 countries are competing in a range of sports including football, athletics and dance as part of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China.
The BBC’s Danny Vincent spoke to the pro-democracy tycoon just hours before his arrest in December 2020.
In Japan,15 August is a mourning occasion known as “Memorial Day for the End of the War”
Dozens of people have died as a result of the floodwaters, while others are feared missing.
Sebastien Lai says he fears the pro-democracy tycoon will “die in prison” if convicted.
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At least 15 people have died and dozens more are missing after flash floods hit Gansu province, local authorities say.
Veer Singh and Kali Devi were away buying groceries when flash floods hit their village on Tuesday.
At the ceremony, Japan’s PM urged all countries to work towards nuclear disarmament.
A state media report said no casualties were caused when the tornado touched down in the region.