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Doctors said Wednesday they feared the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes could trigger a widening medical crisis marked by untreated injuries, infectious diseases and a healthcare system already on the brink. Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters or outside without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the June 24 earthquakes which officials say killed at least 2,295 and left more than 11,000 injured. Aid workers said...

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Four days after twin quakes hit Venezuela, rescues continue at Los Cocos beach, with 1,500 dead, 189 buildings down and a father and son pulled alive.

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Venezuelan authorities now put the death toll from the twin 24 June quakes at more than 1,700, with 5,034 injured and up to 68,000 missing as UN-backed rescue efforts continue in La Guaira.

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La Guaira port in Venezuela is turned into a makeshift morgue after twin earthquakes, with forensic teams processing victims and families waiting for news.

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UNICEF has estimated that around 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, require humanitarian assistance following the quakes.

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Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, sending bright orange lava down the volcano's slopes as drone footage and ground images capture the spectacular flow.

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Fans in San Diego erupt in celebration as Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in a World Cup knockout match, ending a 40-year drought in the competition.

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According to official figures, 1,943 people were killed and 10,571 were injured in the two earthquakes measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that struck Venezuela on June 24

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Speaker of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez says the number of fatalities has reached 2,295

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Aid workers fear disease outbreaks in temporary shelters amid overcrowding, lack of access to clean water, sanitation.

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Al Jazeera's Catherine Wambua-Soi reports from Bunia, on the front line of the Ebola response.

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Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from a golf course turned relief centre in Venezuela.

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They landed on Flight 164 just before the twin quakes. Family members are desperately searching for them.

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The maps and images show the extent of destruction and give rescue operations a tool to find any remaining survivors.

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Over 100 firefighters are working to extinguish a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed a life.

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Experts explain cause of Venezuela's two consecutive earthquakes

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The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

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The US military has established a robust footprint of US forces in and around Venezuela to support relief operations, with more than 900 personnel inside the country and another roughly 800 in Caribbean hubs Puerto Rico and Curacao, according to the top US general for Latin America. General Francis Donovan, the commander of US Southern Command, said US forces had participated in search-and-rescue operations, helped get the airport up and running and mobilised air and naval assets to ‌allow for...

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday, potentially marking the city’s first storm of the year, as a tropical depression approaches. The Hong Kong Observatory said the storm was expected to enter within 800km (497 miles) of the city later on Wednesday, before moving towards the vicinity of Hainan Island and Beibu Wan,...

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Move follows Flood Re being saddled with expensive properties that have made scheme ‘regressive’

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The latest outbreak of xenophobic violence is a betrayal of the nations that aided its freedom struggle

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Oil steadied after the biggest quarterly drop since the pandemic as traders monitored peace talks between the US and Iran and the return of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Nearly a week after two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela, dramatic security camera footage has emerged showing the moment the tremors struck. In the video filmed in La Guaira, the region hit-hardest by the quakes, people can be seen fleeing in panic as cracks open in the ground, while in the background several buildings collapse.

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One week after Venezuela's twin earthquakes, more than 1,900 are confirmed dead while tens of thousands are missing.

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As frustration with the government disaster response grows, everyday citizens are organising to distribute aid.

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Aid agencies on Friday highlighted massive needs across Venezuela caused by a double earthquake disaster that has killed at least 235 people so far, with search and rescue for people trapped under the rubble still the top priority.