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At least 1,719 people have died in Venezuela earthquakes according to a new official toll.
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard, Air Force officials said.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 rose to 1,719, National Assembly head Jorge Rodríguez announced Monday.
Venezuela has declared a state of emergency after twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck its northern coast, causing widespread destruction and collapsing buildings. Authorities deployed emergency teams as tsunami alerts were issued across the region and global aid offers emerged.
At least 78 people were killed and 30 remain missing after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on June 8, according to the NDRRMC. The council reported over 1.5 million people affected, nearly 22,000 in evacuation centers, and infrastructure losses of 1.29 billion pesos.
A powerful earthquake has struck Tokyo, shaking buildings in the Japanese capital.
A powerful earthquake has struck Japan's Gunma and Saitama prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
At least 12 people died and five were injured after torrential rains triggered landslides and flooding in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital, local authorities said Monday. Twelve people, including nine from the same household, were found dead under rubble in the Mossikro neighborhood, and rescue teams continued searching for further victims as several neighborhoods remained partially flooded.
China has grounded light aircraft following a tower crash in Beijing, the Financial Times reports.
Three firefighters have died battling fierce blazes along the Utah-Colorado border, driven by high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity.
An aftershock struck Caracas as rescue efforts entered their critical hours in Venezuela.