BEIJING – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit southern China four days ago rose to 615 on Thursday, with 114 other people missing, China’s official news agency reported. A total of 3,143 people were known to have…
Insurance payouts for claims from the 2010 Canterbury earthquake have topped $12 billion, the Insurance Council of New Zealand reported Wednesday. As of the end of June 2014, private insurers had paid out $7.7 billion in commercial claims and $4.4…
LIKELY, B.C. – The president of Imperial Metals has apologized to residents living downstream from a toxic flood from one of the company’s gold and copper mines in the British Columbia Interior. Brian Kynoch told about 200 residents of Likely,…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A strong, shallow earthquake shook the seas off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but did not cause major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) and was…
KUNMING, China – Rescuers dug through shattered homes Monday looking for survivors of a strong earthquake in southern China’s Yunnan province as the death toll rose to at least 398 people, with more than 1,800 injured. About 12,000 homes collapsed…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – An earthquake shook buildings in Johannesburg and surrounding areas in South Africa’s most populous province on Tuesday. At least one person was killed and three were injured, medical staff said. The magnitude-5.3 quake was centred in…
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – Heavy machinery pulled vehicles from huge trenches gouged by explosions along an underground pipeline in Taiwan’s second-largest city that killed at least 25 people and injured 267. The series of five explosions from about midnight Thursday to…
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algerian officials say six people are dead and 420 injured following an earthquake that shook Algiers Friday morning. Algeria’s health ministry says four of the victims died after jumping from windows in panic. Authorities say two more…
Lessons learned on the ground from the EF2-rated tornado that touched down in Essa Township June 17 could prove of value to communities, responding agencies and insurers in future disasters.
TOKYO – A Japanese judicial panel has recommended that three former executives of the utility that operates the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant face criminal charges over their role in the disaster. A document released by the panel on Thursday showed…
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of cars submerged below murky water. A landmark basketball court, newly refurbished, showing signs of buckling. Soaked and stained carpets. An athletic track coated in mud. The cost of the damage hasn’t been pegged from the…
VERACRUZ, Mexico – A strong earthquake shook much of eastern Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.3 quake was centred in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, about…