with rescue operations "basically over". Authorities in Gansu province, the centre of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake, made the assessment on Wednesday as the death toll from the disaster stood at ...

But as the rescue operations wind down, the focus turns to recovery - and of reckoning with the situation. Thousands of buildings collapsed during the earthquake, raising questions about whether ...

Tuesday's earthquake was the strongest to hit Albania ... to have damaged a building in Durres next to one where intense rescue efforts are under way. More than 45 people have been pulled from ...

Aftershocks of 7+ magnitude hampered rescue efforts today. This area of Turkey is prone to earthquakes as it lies at the intersection of three of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Over 72 hours after a deadly earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, rescuers are still finding survivors in the rubble. The death toll has surpassed 20,000 people.

The earthquake was also followed by more than 200 aftershocks - smaller quakes - which made search search and rescue efforts difficult and authorities expect there to be more aftershocks in the ...