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Turkey was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday, just two weeks after a 7.8 magnitude quake toppled thousands of buildings and killed about 45,000 people.

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The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake has surpassed 41,000

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday morning. Thousands of people died, while rescuers search for more victims trapped under rubble.

At least 4,300 people were killed and 16,740 others injured in the twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela on June 24, as per government figures cited by AFP.

More than 4,000 people have so far been confirmed dead in the earthquakes, with La Guaira the area worst affected. Many more are displaced or injured or unaccounted for.

Kumamoto Castle has long been one of Japan's most recognisable historical monuments. However, after the 2016 earthquake damaged Kumamoto Castle, a large-scale conservation project became necessary.

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The devastating Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, claimed more than 15,000 lives and damaged entire coastal communities across northeastern Japan. Following that, the Japanese government launched one of the world's biggest coastal defence programs, investing billions of dollars to rebuild and expand the seawalls across the affected prefectures, including Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima.

Kiruna is being relocated because the ground beneath it is destabilising, not because of war, floods, or earthquakes. That is the situation in Kiruna, a town about 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.