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At Least 20 Dead After Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

At Least 20 Dead After Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

A rescuer works at a quake-hit site in northern Afghanistan on November 3, 2025. The number of quake-related casualties in northern Afghanistan's Samangan and Balkh provinces has gone up as rescue operations continue, said Sharafat Zaman Omarkhil, spokesman for the country's Public Health Ministry. According to the official, more than 20 people lost their lives and over 380 others sustained injuries after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan, including the capital city of Kabul, early Monday at 00:58 a.m. local time. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 20 Dead After Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

At Least 20 Dead After Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

Rescuers work at a quake-hit site in northern Afghanistan on November 3, 2025. The number of quake-related casualties in northern Afghanistan's Samangan and Balkh provinces has gone up as rescue operations continue, said Sharafat Zaman Omarkhil, spokesman for the country's Public Health Ministry. According to the official, more than 20 people lost their lives and over 380 others sustained injuries after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan, including the capital city of Kabul, early Monday at 00:58 a.m. local time. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

An aerial drone photo taken on on September 27, 2025 shows tents at Zhongshan Village of Wenfeng Town in Longxi County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Longxi County in Dingxi City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 5:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Rescue efforts are carried out in a well organized manner, as emergency and disaster relief supplies are being sent to quake-hit areas. Photo by Lang Bingbing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

Rescuers transfer disaster relief supplies at Majiaqu Village of Wenfeng Town in Longxi County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on September 27, 2025. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Longxi County in Dingxi City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 5:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Rescue efforts are carried out in a well organized manner, as emergency and disaster relief supplies are being sent to quake-hit areas. Photo by Lang Bingbing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

Gansu Longxi Earthquake Rescue - China

An aerial drone photo taken on on September 27, 2025 shows tents at Majiaqu Village of Wenfeng Town in Longxi County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Longxi County in Dingxi City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 5:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Rescue efforts are carried out in a well organized manner, as emergency and disaster relief supplies are being sent to quake-hit areas. Photo by Lang Bingbing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon, the official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, makes chopsticks using a Wajima-nuri lacquerware technique at a facility in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit hard by the Jan. 1, 2024, massive earthquake, on Aug. 9, 2025. Kumamon is visiting various Ishikawa Prefecture cities to give encouragement to people affected by the disaster.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

NOTO, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

TOSHIMA, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane shows residents boarding a ferry to evacuate from Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week. (Kyodo)

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

Evacuation from quake-hit island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a ferry carrying evacuees leaving Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week.

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

Evacuation from quake-hit island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a ferry carrying evacuees leaving Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week.

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

Evacuation from quake-hit island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows residents boarding a ferry to evacuate from Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week.

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

Evacuation from quake-hit island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows residents boarding a ferry to evacuate from Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week.

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Evacuation from quake-hit island

Evacuation from quake-hit island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows residents boarding a ferry to evacuate from Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2025, after strong earthquakes hit the island, part of Toshima village, over the past week.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry a giant lantern float called kiriko during the Abare festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on July 4, 2025. The area was devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits a temporary shop in a local shopping center on May 19, 2025, in Shika, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits a local shopping center on May 19, 2025, in Shika, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko (R) visits a community support center on May 19, 2025, in Shika, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit town in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits a local shopping center on May 19, 2025, in Shika, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko talks with Kanazawa University students engaged in volunteering activities during a visit to Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko is briefed about volunteering activities by a Kanazawa University student during a visit to Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko waves upon arriving at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) arrives at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko waves upon arriving at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Wakura hot spring resort on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits a meeting room in a temporary housing facility on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko visits a meeting room in a temporary housing facility on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko (back) visits a meeting room in a temporary housing facility on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Princess Aiko visits quake-hit city

Japanese Princess Aiko (back) visits a meeting room in a temporary housing facility on May 18, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Opposition leader Noda in quake-hit town

Opposition leader Noda in quake-hit town

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to journalists on May 17, 2025, in Uchinada, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024.

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Opposition leader Noda in quake-hit town

Opposition leader Noda in quake-hit town

Yoshihiko Noda (C), leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to journalists on May 17, 2025, in Uchinada, an Ishikawa Prefecture town severely affected by a massive earthquake in January 2024.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

NANAO, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

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Japan medical team ends mission in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team ends mission in quake-hit Myanmar

A 32-member team of medical workers from Japan arrives at an international airport in Yangon on April 25, 2025, after completing its mission in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28. The delegation will end its mission on April 23.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28. The delegation will end its mission on April 23.

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ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

Elementary school students pose for a photo on April 19, 2025, in front of an All Nippon Airways chartered plane at Noto airport in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, after the plane with the design of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka arrived carrying 30 people who are planning to engage in volunteering work in the central Japan city.

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ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

An All Nippon Airways chartered plane with the design of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka lands on April 19, 2025, at Noto airport in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. About 30 people took the flight from Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to engage in volunteering work in the central Japan city.

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