China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

Death toll exceeds 48,000 in Türkiye's deadly quakes

STORY: Death toll exceeds 48,000 in Türkiye's deadly quakes DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of collapsed buildings in the epicenter 2. various of tents 3. various of people STORYLINE: The death toll from two earthquakes that hit Türkiye on Feb. 6 has risen to 48,448, the Turkish Interior Minister said Monday. "The number of foreign nationals among the killed is 6,660. Most of them are our Syrian brothers," Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference in the central Malatya province, which was also attended by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. The Turkish authorities are still working on the identification of 1,615 victims, Soylu said. He said the debris removal is underway and that Türkiye will start the demolition of heavily damaged buildings in the next stage. The powerful earthquakes and major aftershocks centered in southern Türkiye have caused huge property losses and left tens of thousands of people homeless. More th

Gazan families mourn loved ones lost in Türkiye, Syria quakes

STORY: Gazan families mourn loved ones lost in Türkiye, Syria quakes DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:46 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of funeral house of Abu Jalhoum's family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM RAED ABU JALHOUM, Abdul Karim's mother 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU JALHOUM, Abdul Karim's brother STORYLINE: Two major earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Feb. 6, killing tens of thousands of people, including many Palestinian expats. Abdul Karim was one of them. His parents back in Gaza were heartbroken when they found that Karim and his six-member family were all killed in the quake in Antalya Province, Türkiye. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM RAED ABU JALHOUM, Abdul Karim's mother "Abdul Karim's friend called us and said that Abdul Karim and his entire family were killed because of the earthquake. I wish to bring home my son and his family to bury him here. I haven't seen my son or his family for over 12 years. My so

Major quakes jolt Syria, Türkiye, causing heavy casualties

STORY: Major quakes jolt Syria, Türkiye, causing heavy casualties DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara/Damascus CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of earthquake scenes in Syria 2. various of earthquake scenes in Türkiye STORYLINE: Major earthquakes rocked southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday, causing heavy casualties. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 912 people have been killed. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said earlier that two strong earthquakes jolted Türkiye early Monday. At least 78 successive earthquakes were recorded with a maximum magnitude of 6.6. Damage was reported in at least 10 provinces in southern and southeastern Türkiye. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has announced a fourth-level alert which includes international assistance. In Syria, the country's health ministry announced a death toll of at least 326 and 1,042 injuries in four provinces. The Syrian Ministry of Defense has put all its units on high alert to help th

Gov't team surveys damage from Hokkaido quakes

Gov't team surveys damage from Hokkaido quakes

HIROO, Japan - A government team led by Tatsuo Sato (R), senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, inspect part of a road that caved in at Tokachi port in Hiroo in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 27, one day after two major earthquakes hit the region.

(2)Gov't team surveys damage from Hokkaido quakes

(2)Gov't team surveys damage from Hokkaido quakes

OBIHIRO, Japan - Fishing boats are scattered on land at Otsu port in Toyokoro, Hokkaido, on Sept 27 after being swept ashore by tidal waves after two major earthquakes hit the region.

(4)Major quakes jolt Japan's northern island of Hokkaido

(4)Major quakes jolt Japan's northern island of Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido - Part of the ceiling of the terminal building at Kushiro airport in eastern Hokkaido is seen fallen after two major quakes hit Hokkaido on Sept. 26.

(2)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(2)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A crack is seen running through a road in the town of Kanan, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two major earthquakes hit the prefecture and other areas in northeastern Japan.

(4)Major quakes jolt Japan's northern island of Hokkaido

(4)Major quakes jolt Japan's northern island of Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido - Part of the ceiling of the terminal building at Kushiro airport in eastern Hokkaido is seen fallen after two major quakes hit Hokkaido on Sept. 26. (Kyodo)

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Four-year-old Samrat Khatri, a Japan-born Nepalese boy whose parents work in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, plays on the swings at a park in the northeastern Japan city on June 11, 2015. Khatri has shuttled between Japan and Nepal -- first to Nepal at six months old to temporarily flee the 2011 quake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and later again at 2 years old to attend an English school in Nepal, but is now back in Japan after surviving the major earthquake in Nepal in April. His parents plan to send him back to Nepal again when his grandparents' home is repaired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Four-year-old Samrat Khatri (R), a Japan-born Nepalese boy, is staying with his parents Him Bahadur Khatri (L) and Hem Kumari Khatri in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, where they work, as seen on June 11, 2015. Samrat has shuttled between Japan and Nepal -- first to Nepal at six months old to temporarily flee the 2011 quake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and later again at 2 years old to attend an English school in Nepal, but is now back in Japan after surviving the major earthquake in Nepal in April. His parents plant to send him back to Nepal again when his grandparents' home is repaired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo