earthquake Stories

Kenya issues safety advisory for citizens in Myanmar, Thailand after earthquake
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 31, 2025

Citizens are advised to stay alert and follow local news and official updates for information on aftershocks and emergency response efforts.

Search for quake survivors intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand; death toll expected to rise
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

A civil war in the Southeast Asian nation, where a military junta seized power in a coup in 2021, was complicating efforts to reach those injured and...

Woman rescued from Myanmar earthquake rubble as searchers race to find more survivors
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

The quake devastation has piled more misery on Myanmar, which was already in chaos from a civil war that grew out of a nationwide uprising after a 202...

Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,700 as aid scramble intensifies
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, warned that the number of fatalities could go up and his administration faced a challenging situation...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief Hemedti says war with army is not over
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The RSF leader conceded in an audio message on Telegram that his forces had left the capital last week as the army consolidated its gains.

Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the Southeast Asian nation on Friday, leaving 1,644 people dead, 3,408 injure...

Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways.

In disaster-stricken Myanmar, a desperate bid to rescue survivors with bare hands
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Friday’s quake, which measured 7.7 magnitude and has killed more than 1,600 people, has come at a vulnerable moment for the country, after four years...

Sudan's army takes major market as it extends control over capital
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

The conflict between the army and the RSF has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian...

How state plans to roll out the integration of refugees with host communities under Shirika Plan
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 30, 2025

As of the end of February 2025, the total population of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya was 836,907.

The battle for Khartoum: tracking Sudan’s war over two years
The Conversation  |  Mar 29, 2025

The war has also triggered a massive displacement crisis, with more than 14 million people forced to flee their homes. Many have sought refuge in neig...

Earthquake death toll in Myanmar jumps to 1,002 with 2,376 injured, State media reports
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Earthquake toll in Myanmar jumps to 1,002 with 2,376 injured

What caused Myanmar, Thailand earthquake? Science of damage explained
Reuters  |  Mar 28, 2025

The plate boundary between the India Plate and Eurasia Plate runs approximately north-south, cutting through the middle of the country," said Joanna F...

Strong earthquake strikes Southeast Asia, buildings collapse in Myanmar
Reuters  |  Mar 28, 2025

Witnesses in Bangkok said people ran out onto the streets in panic, many of them hotel guests in bathrobes and swimming costumes as water cascaded dow...

Serbian ambassador delivers protest letter to Nairobi as Belgrade warns of fallout over Kosovo
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 27, 2025

Serbia insists that Resolution 1244 remains binding under international law and reiterated that Kosovo continues to be an integral part of its territo...

Heavy rains to continue across Kenya in next five days, Met Department says
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 27, 2025

On Monday, the weather is likely to improve, with sunny intervals during the day and partly cloudy skies at night.

Sudanese army drives rival RSF from central Khartoum, witnesses say
Reuters  |  Mar 26, 2025

With the army now re-establishing its position in the capital, it is making a new push to cement its control in the centre of Sudan.

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa fires army chief ahead of planned protests
Reuters  |  Mar 26, 2025

Mnangagwa, who took charge after a military coup that ousted longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017, is facing growing dissent within his ZANU-PF party,...

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