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Shattered Lesbos surveys ruins after earthquake

The Greek island of Lesbos has been counting the cost in lives and damage following an earthquake.

Greece

Quake-hit Lesbos village counts the cost

Turkey

Ankara mayor again implies 'foreign powers' behind Aegean Sea earthquake

Greece

Quake kills woman, ravages houses on Greek island of Lesbos

A middle-aged woman died crushed by the roof of her home. Several more people were injured.

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Greece

Woman killed by Aegean Sea earthquake

Sweden

EU civil protection stage "real scale" emergency response exercise

Fake blood to paint typical injuries in a natural disaster.

Chile

Powerful quake hits Chile, no deaths reported

Chile’s been rocked by a major earthquake, but there are no reports of any deaths or serious damage.

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Robots to the rescue in post-disaster recovery

European research project TRADR has allowed scientists and firefighters to use ground robots and drones to assist in post-disaster rehabilitation.

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Takeaway: Robot rescue helpers

This team of robots could be the first to be deployed to a disaster scene in Europe.

Russia

Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6

An earthquake has struck Russia’s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey.

Germany

Earthquakes shake Groningen into innovative economy

GRONINGEN – Around the world earthquakes cause disaster and force economies into downfall.

Italy

Italian farmers use sheep to protest

Italian farmers brought sheep to the streets of Rome as they protested the delays in reconstruction which is leading to further losses in livestock.

Japan

Japan hit by earthquake, Fukushima said to be unaffected

An earthquake of magnitude 5.

Italy

Central Italy struck by 3.8 magnitude quake

Philippines

Philippines struck by strongest quake in more than 100 years

The Philippine island of Mindanao has been hit by a 6.7 earthquake, the strongest since 1879, killing at least six people.

Italy

Italy: Avalanche death toll rises as quake-hit Italians protest

More bodies have been found in the buried ruins of a hotel in central Italy, razed by an avalanche a week ago today.

Italy

Ten found alive in Italy avalanche-hit hotel

Buried under snow for two days, four children and a woman have been pulled from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy flattened by an avalanche.

Italy

Questions raised following Italian earthquakes and avalanche

The first rescue workers reached the Hotel Rigopiano at around 4am, some 11 hours after the avalanche struck central Italy.

Italy

Desperate search for survivors of avalanche-hit hotel in Italy continues into the night

Rescue workers face treacherous conditions as they fight against time and the elements to find survivors after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy, hours after a series of str

Italy

Italy: hotel rescuers find no sign of life after avalanche

Impossible to reach by car, emergency workers have been trying to access the Hotel Rigopiano by alternative methods.