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Nunthida Kongreung says she was told her parents died from smoke inhalation, but ‘if help had come earlier they might have survived’. Source link

Monday’s 5.6-magnitude quake, about 75km south of Jakarta, killed at least 271 people and left thousands sheltering in tents. Sanitation is lacking and rubbish is piling up as survivors ration food and other essentials. Source link

Nine more rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities say. Source link

Helping thousands of Afghans is also a challenge for countries that had imposed sanctions on Afghan government bodies and banks, cutting off direct help, leading to a humanitarian crisis even before the earthquake. The United Nations and several other countries have rushed aid to the affected areas, with more due …

The discovery of an 11th victim from the sinking of the Kazu 1 off the coast of northern Hokkaido comes as questions intensify about why the vessel sailed in rough weather at a known hazardous location. Source link

Rescuers were searching for survivors in the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday, after Ukraine said a powerful Russian air strike hit the building where hundreds of people had been sheltering from the war.The port city is encircled by Russian forces and has seen …