Colombia Earthquake Kills 132, Hundreds Missing
By Oluwakemi Kindness At least 132 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Monday. The Colombian Geological Service described it as the most powerful tremor to hit the country this century. The earthquake devastated several cities in western Colombia, including Cali, Pereira, Quibdo and Manizales. The […]
Death Toll in Bangkok Pub Fire Rises to 32
By Oluwakemi Kindness The death toll from a deadly fire at a popular live music pub in Bangkok has risen to 32, after two more victims died from their injuries. The Erawan Emergency Medical Centre on Wednesday said 30 people remain hospitalized, including 15 receiving intensive care. Another 44 victims have been discharged. The fire […]
Venezuela Buries Quake Victims as Death Toll Tops 1,700
By Oluwakemi Kindness Authorities in Venezuela have begun burying victims of the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country last week, as the death toll climbed above 1,700 and hopes of finding more survivors continued to fade. At Caracas’s only public cemetery, cremation facilities are operating at full capacity as grieving families struggle to lay […]