A family captured video of the moment they fled their home during an earthquake in Colombia. Liliana Pérez Ocampo and her family escaped moments before their home was rocked by a 7.4 magnitude quake on Monday. “At first, we thought it was just a mild tremor like the ones that usually happen in Colombia, but
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64
Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan. Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera in an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient with their bodies as equipment swayed violently, and
Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash. Their employer, general goods store Habita, has apologised for the “loss of two precious lives”. The two were among 38 people who died in the
BitcoinBTC and cryptocurrencies—including major coins ethereum, XRPXRP and solana—have rocketed higher in recent months (with one Wall Street legend warning the U.S. dollar is “finished”). The bitcoin price has topped $43,000 per bitcoin, adding billions to the combined ethereum, XRP, solana and crypto market, and could have now turned a corner, according to a surprise
The Kyushu region of southwestern Japan has suffered more than 100 aftershocks since it was hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday that left at least 13 dead. Many others were said to be in “cardiopulmonary arrest,” a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed. Amid scorching