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BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – A moderate 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Longchang City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Friday, according to seismic data released by the China Earthquake Networks Center. The tremor occurred at 1:13 p.m. Beijing time at a focal depth of 13 kilometers, with its…
ALGERIA / RankWire.AI / – Wildfires across northeastern Algeria have killed at least 12 people and injured 54 during a severe heatwave. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said five people died in Jijel, four in Bejaia and three in Tizi Ouzou. Six injured people remained in critical condition…
NORTH SUMATRA / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore near Indonesia’s North Sumatra province on Tuesday, sending tremors across several parts of Sumatra. The quake occurred at 1:02:23 p.m. western Indonesian time, equivalent to 06:02:23 UTC. Its epicenter lay about 147 kilometers southeast of South Nias Regency. Officials measured the earthquake at a depth of 29 kilometers beneath waters west of Sumatra. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, known as BMKG, placed the epicenter at 0.65 degrees south latitude and 98.32 degrees east longitude.…
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest the country has recorded. Government figures showed 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths as of Aug. 16. Authorities added 101 confirmed infections during the previous 24 hours. The latest death toll exceeds the 2,299 fatalities recorded during the 2018 to 2020 Ebola epidemic in the country. The outbreak has continued to spread across eastern DRC since authorities declared it in May. United Nations…
GILGIT-BALTISTAN / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northeastern Pakistan early Thursday, sending strong tremors through parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan’s official seismic record measured the earthquake at magnitude 5.3. The tremor occurred at 5:35 a.m. local time on August 13. Its epicenter lay about 27 kilometers northwest of Sost, near the Khunjerab area. The Pakistan Meteorological Department placed the depth at 15 kilometers. Residents across several northern communities felt the shaking during the early morning hours. The earthquake affected Hunza and Nagar districts, with Chipurson…
