<p>A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning, leading officials to say at least <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/03/taiwan-japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-74/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least nine</a> people were killed and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/world/asia/taiwan-earthquake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds</a> of others were injured due to the natural disaster.</p>
<p>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measured</a> the earthquake at 7.4 magnitude, while Taiwan&#8217;s monitoring agency pegged it at 7.2, which would make it the strongest tremor to rock the island in 25 years, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p>News reports said buildings suffered damage, and dozens of people became stuck or lost in places such as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quarries</a> and national parks. Search-and-rescue teams have been deployed to reach people who are trapped or stranded.</p>
<p>Multiple aftershocks followed the original quake, which led to tsunami warnings in places such as Japan and the Philippines. As reported by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/03/taiwan-japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-74/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>, Shanghai and China&#8217;s southeastern provinces even felt the earthquake.</p>
<p>&#8220;Disaster response is underway following this morning’s 7.2 earthquake and aftershocks,&#8221; Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen <a href="https://twitter.com/iingwen/status/1775424526404538734" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;I’m deeply grateful for the messages of support we have received from around the world, and to our first responders for their life-saving work.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tsai added, &#8220;My heart is with everyone affected. Please keep in touch with loved ones, and stay safe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Images and videos posted to social media showed bridges shaking, debris falling, and even water from swimming pools raining down from towers.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Taiwan was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years on Wednesday.</p>
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<p>National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson released a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/03/statement-from-national-security-council-spokesperson-adrienne-watson-on-the-earthquake-impacting-taiwan/">statement</a> that said officials at the White House are &#8220;monitoring reports of the earthquake impacting Taiwan and continue to monitor its potential impact on Japan.&#8221;</p>
<p>She went on, &#8220;The United States stands ready to provide any necessary assistance. All those affected are in our prayers.&#8221;</p>
<p>The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/world/asia/taiwan-earthquake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> Taiwan has been working to improve its early warning system and roll out new building codes to reinforce buildings over the years.</p>
<p>The island is regularly shaken by tremors given that it is situated in the <a href="https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ring-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pacific &#8220;Ring of Fire&#8221;</a> known for active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.</p>
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<p>CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit in 2018 near the same area where the tremor happened on Wednesday, Hualien County, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 300 others.</p>
<p>In September of 1999, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan that killed more than 2,400 people, injured 100,000 more, and caused <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-kills-thousands-in-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">billions of dollars</a> in damage.</p>
<p>USGS <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=4&amp;day=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> one of the world&#8217;s deadliest earthquakes shook Taiwan in April of 1935, leading to 3,270 deaths, 12,000 injuries, and 39,000 rooms destroyed or severely damaged.</p>


Taiwan’s largest earthquake in 25 years leaves 4 dead, hundreds injured

Strong Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Killing At Least 9 People

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<p>A massive fire that erupted on Monday in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> Panhandle has quickly become the second largest fire in state history, engulfing more than 850,000 acres.</p>
<p>The Smokehouse Creek Fire has killed at least one person, destroyed numerous homes, and killed livestock across the vast ranch lands, according to a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/texas-wildfires-smokehouse-creek-panhandle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The New York Times.</p>
<p>Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (DEM) to deploy additional state emergency response resources to support efforts to address the fire.</p>
<p>&#8220;As dangerous wildfires continue to impact the Texas Panhandle, I directed DEM to immediately deploy additional wildfire response resources to ensure the safety of Texans and impacted communities,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;Thank you to our federal partners at FEMA for quickly approving Texas&#8217; request for grant assistance as we continue to fight these dangerous wildfires. I encourage Texans in affected areas to heed the guidance of local officials and first responders and to take all necessary precautions to keep your family and loved ones safe. We continue to work alongside TDEM, local officials, and emergency response personnel to provide all available resources to protect our fellow Texans.&#8221;</p>
<p>Abbott&#8217;s office said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) request for the fires, which means the state will be eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government for up to 75% of the costs associated with fighting those fires.</p>
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<p>&#8220;According to the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service, high volume of dry, freeze cured grasses will continue to support fire spread today,&#8221; Abbott added. &#8220;As we approach the weekend, the fire environment will trend warmer and drier, resulting in the potential for additional wildfire activity across the Texas Panhandle this weekend. Portions of South Texas continue to face increased wildfire risk, as well as East Texas, amid active burns. Additionally, the Texas A&amp;M Forest Service raised the Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 3 today due to an increase in current and expected wildfire activity over the next several days.&#8221;</p>
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Smokehouse Creek Fire In Texas Panhandle

Massive Fire Erupts In Texas; Second Largest In State History

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Residents of Japanese coastal areas were told to evacuate their homes Monday as the country braces for a tsunami after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook the country&#8217;s western coast. Authorities later downgraded the tsunami warnings to advisories while still urging residents to take caution.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More than a dozen earthquakes were reported in the Sea of Japan late Monday night local time, the largest of which </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/01/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">collapsed buildings</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and started a fire in Wajima, the city closest to the earthquake’s epicenter, Japanese news outlet NHK reported. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/01/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According</a> to The Washington Post, at least six people were &#8220;buried alive&#8221; under rubble when buildings collapsed, citing Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Immediately following the earthquakes, Japan issued a “major tsunami warning” — the highest-level warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency has now </span><a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240101_151/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">downgraded</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that alert to a “tsunami warning” as people in the affected areas are still being told to evacuate and seek higher ground. The warning was then downgraded to a &#8220;tsunami advisory&#8221; for &#8220;all prefectures along the Sea of Japan,&#8221; NHK <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240102_08/#:~:text=Japan's%20Meteorological%20Agency%20has%20downgraded,Ishikawa%20Prefecture%20on%20Monday%20afternoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Residents in affected areas are still urged to evacuate &#8220;until all advisories are lifted.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NHK warned that Japanese residents could see rising water levels of up to 16.5 feet, Fox News </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/japan-issues-tsunami-warnings-orders-evacuations-earthquakes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The Japan Meteorological Agency also warned that more earthquakes — potentially reaching around magnitude 7 — could hit the Japanese coast in the coming days. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More than 30,000 households have lost power, and mobile phone communications are also down for many people, Hayashi said. The chief cabinet secretary stressed the urgency of Japanese residents in affected areas to get to higher ground. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Every minute counts. Please evacuate to a safe area immediately,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least one person has been </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/magnitude-74-earthquake-strikes-japan-tsunami-warning-issued-2024-01-01/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> dead from the earthquakes, and multiple others sustained injuries from objects falling on them. After the earthquakes, a fire reportedly broke out at a nuclear power plant in Ishikawa, but plant operators quickly extinguished it and said there was no impact on the plant, according to Hayashi. No nuclear facilities have reported any increases in radiation levels since the quake.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last major earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 killed around 20,000 people and resulted in a major nuclear disaster that caused explosions and released radioactive material. </span></p>


JAPAN-QUAKE

Japan Hit By 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake, Sparking Tsunami Warnings

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A massive earthquake hit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a> last week leaving 149 people dead and thousands displaced amid frigid temperatures. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 6.2 magnitude earthquake, which hit on December 18, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-china-earthquake-rises-149-2-missing-105905297" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left</a> nearly 1,000 people injured and forced 87,000 out of their homes due to extensive damage. The earthquake primarily impacted people living in a mountainous region between Gansu and Qinghai provinces. At least two people are still missing as first responders continue to search the rural area. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Officials said that the main concern was to keep people who had lost their homes during the earthquake and following mudslides out of the cold <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/americas/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-northwest-china/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as parts</a> of China have seen record lows in recent weeks. So far, this December has been the coldest ever <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-67818872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recorded</a> in China&#8217;s capital, Beijing, and other regions of the country have also been hit by cold weather. Over 500 temporary housing units have already been constructed in Gansu as over 14,000 homes have been destroyed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The earthquake was the biggest to hit China in 9 years, according to the Associated Press. The United States Geological Survey measured the earthquake at 5.9 magnitude, a little lower than the China Earthquake Networks Center’s 6.2 magnitude measurement. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many lost access to water, electricity, and cell phone coverage in the aftermath of the earthquake, which</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> hit around midnight, giving people little time to react or prepare for the cold conditions outside. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There was a loud ‘boom’ and the wall on the second floor collapsed. [I was] nearly hit and trapped inside,” a resident of a  village hit by the earthquake <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/americas/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-northwest-china/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Chinese news outlet Jiupai News.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Around $28 million have reportedly been appropriated for the provinces impacted  by the disaster by China’s Finance Ministry and Emergency Management Ministry. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous earthquakes in China have also proved to be deadly, with 600 people dying during one that hit in 2014 and roughly 90,000 dying in 2008 during a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this year, tens of thousands of people in Syria and Turkey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/earthquake-death-toll-in-turkey-and-syria-surpasses-33000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were killed</a> after a pair of 7.8-magnitude and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in February. The disaster led to the deaths of over 50,000 people and impacted nearly 16 million people. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country had been shaken by its </span><a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/world/turkey-declares-seven-days-of-national-mourning-after-earthquakes-jolt-southern-provinces-1503152858.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“biggest disaster”</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people. Facing criticism over the nation’s early response to the disaster, Erdogan also conceded </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/middleeast/turkey-earthquake-public-anger-intl/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“shortcomings&#8221;</span></a> during the country&#8217;s response to the calamity.</p>


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Massive Earthquake Leaves Thousands Without Homes In China Amid Record Cold

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<p>A barbershop owner in Hendersonville, Tennessee says seeing his community&#8217;s response to the devastating tornado that damaged his shop gives him new faith in America.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were scared we lost everything. Until you see your phone and you see that many phone calls, there’s no fear here,” Steven Lightfoot, the owner of Hendersonville Barbers, told The Daily Wire a day after a tornado damaged his business. &#8220;You realize this is a group of people that want to make things right, and in the microcosm, everything you believe America is, or was, is still here.&#8221;</p>
<p>A structure from an adjacent building had flown into the side of his shop, causing glass to shatter and fly into the interior of the building. The barbershop was full of clients when the storm hit, with Lightfoot saying that roughly 12 to 15 employees and clients sought shelter in the business’s basement.</p>
<h3><b>BARBERSHOP OWNER THANKS COMMUNITY AFTER TORNADO STRIKES BUSINESS</b></h3>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/weather/2023/12/09/tennesee-tornadoes-severe-weather-damage-clarksville-hendersonville/71867042007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado struck</a> not only Hendersonville, but also several other cities in middle Tennessee, including Gallatin, Clarksville, and Madison, leaving at least six people dead and over 160,000 residents without power.</p>
<p>Lightfoot says he&#8217;s determined to not only get his own shop ready — &#8220;if we get the generator working tomorrow I’ll cut hair tomorrow,&#8221; he said — but also to make sure everyone else gets back on their feet.</p>
<p>“We’re good, we’ll make it,&#8221; Lightfoot said. &#8220;Everybody else will too, because when we’re done here we’ll help everybody else.”</p>
<p>“In a moment like this you realize exactly what kind of people we are. The success of this area of the country will be a testament to what we are as a people,” he said.  “I don’t got fear or stress, it&#8217;s just going to take time.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">More footage of the destruction in Tennessee, where a deadly tornado struck just north of Nashville.</p>
<p>Reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerLndqst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpencerLndqst</a> toured the hardest hit areas in Hendersonville, where a state of emergency was just declared. <a href="https://t.co/TPSRfv2542">pic.twitter.com/TPSRfv2542</a></p>
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<p>He also recounted the outpouring of support from the community on a video on Instagram, saying that “more people than we could ever use” reached out to help Hendersonville Barbers in the aftermath of the storm.</p>
<p>Volunteers are <a href="https://clarksvillenow.com/local/how-to-help-survivors-of-clarksville-tornado/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathering</a> in Clarksville at a local church this week to assist in the effort to clean up the area.</p>
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Tennessee Tornado

‘No Fear Here’: Tennessee Barber Says Tornado Response Gives Him Faith In America

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<p>Iceland declared a state of emergency, and officials are evacuating thousands of residents over concerns of volcanic activity.</p>
<p>The Icelandic Meteorological Office has <a href="https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/a-seismic-swarm-started-north-of-grindavik-last-night">recorded</a> thousands of earthquakes in the country&#8217;s southwest region over the past several days. Police began warning residents of the coastal town of Grindavík to evacuate Friday, fearing a magma tunnel forming underneath the ground, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/europe/iceland-emergency-evacuates-threat-volcanic-eruption-intl-hnk/index.html">CNN</a>.</p>
<p>“Seismicity along the magma intrusion continues, although the size and intensity of the activity is decreasing. Since midnight today, 13 November, around 900 earthquakes have been detected. The seismic activity is concentrated on the region of the intrusion, between Sundhnúkur and Grindavík at a depth of about 2–5 km,” the Icelandic Meteorological Office posted in an update Monday morning.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Icelandic officials determined that “the likelihood of a volcanic eruption is high, and that an eruption could be possible on a timescale of just days.”</p>
<p>On Monday morning, video surfaced online showing a large crack running through Grindavík emanating smoke.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">New aerial footage from Grindavik, Iceland, shows a large crack in the center of the town with apparent steam emanating from it. <a href="https://t.co/Mjlxafr8ot">pic.twitter.com/Mjlxafr8ot</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) <a href="https://twitter.com/WxNB_/status/1724076210311791005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Bjarni Benediktsson, the minister of foreign affairs, announced on Saturday that Grindavik’s 3,700 residents were successfully evacuated.</p>
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<p>“Icelandic Civil Protection authorities have declared a state of emergency following increased seismic activity in Reykjanes Peninsula. As a precautionary measure the town of Grindavík (population 3669) was successfully evacuated last night and thankfully everyone is safe,” Benediktsson <a href="https://twitter.com/Bjarni_Ben/status/1723332947934072980">posted</a> on social media.</p>
<p>“The likelihood of a volcanic eruption is deemed considerable. Seismic activity is part of Icelandic life and this is in a contained, localised area of the country. There are no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland and international flight corridors remain open,” he added.</p>
<p>Evacuations began on Friday when the Civil Protection Agency warned Icelanders that “we are dealing with events that we Icelanders have not experienced before, at least not since the eruption in Vestmannaeyjar.”</p>
<p>“We faced that together, we will face this together and we will not lose heart,” the agency said, according to CNN.</p>


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<p>More than 2,500 people have reportedly died after a pair of 6.3 magnitude earthquakes struck parts of western Afghanistan on Saturday, marking one of the country&#8217;s deadliest tremors in the last 20 years.</p>
<p>The initial quake struck about 20 miles west of the city of Herat — the third largest city in Afghanistan and home to nearly 600,000 people — in the western Herat province, which borders Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ldpm/executive?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=usgs_quakes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. It was followed by several strong tremors and aftershocks measuring magnitudes of 6.3, 5.9, and 5.5.</p>
<p>&#8220;According to the officials of the Ministry of Disaster Management, the number of martyrs due to the earthquake in Herat has exceeded 2,500,&#8221; Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul police, <a href="https://twitter.com/khalidzadran01/status/1711023647119507915" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;Aid teams are working in the area. The affected people in the area still need shelter.&#8221;</p>
<p>State-run media Bakhtar News Agency <a href="https://bakhtarnews.af/en/earthquake-death-toll-in-herat-raised-to-at-least-500/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at least 12 villages in the Zinda Jan and Ghorian districts of Herat province have been &#8220;completely destroyed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Janan Sayeeq, a spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-500-red-crescent-2023-10-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Reuters early Sunday that the seismic activity killed 2,053 people so far, injured more than 2,000, and destroyed or damaged at least 1,320 houses.</p>
<p>Taliban officials asked local organizations to assist in the impacted areas by providing food and shelter for survivors and the homeless.</p>
<p>&#8220;We ask our wealthy compatriots to give any possible cooperation and help to our afflicted brothers,&#8221; the Taliban posted on X.</p>
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<p>Video and photographs show crowds of survivors gathering in the streets for safety.</p>
<p>Herat resident Abdul Shakor Samadi <a href="https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-herat-afghanistan-ba6f50c0cd0590f179756077f5f01393" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press the impacted area forced mass evacuations from residences and other covered properties.</p>
<p>&#8220;All people are out of their homes,&#8221; Samadi said. &#8220;Houses, offices, and shops are all empty, and there are fears of more earthquakes.&#8221;</p>
<p>On social media, World Health Organization officials in Afghanistan said it dispatched 12 ambulances to Zenda Jan to transport casualties to hospitals.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHO</a> extends our thoughts to the people of Herat, @Afghanistan who have been affected by the earthquake today. We have sent medicines &amp; medical supplies to the hospitals to support treatment of those wounded. Our warehouse is ready to deploy for additional medicines as needed. <a href="https://t.co/2WkDBophEc">pic.twitter.com/2WkDBophEc</a></p>
<p>— WHO Afghanistan (@WHOAfghanistan) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHOAfghanistan/status/1710604592382447843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;As deaths &amp; casualties from the earthquake continue to be reported, teams are in hospitals assisting treatment of wounded &amp; assessing additional needs,&#8221; WHO officials said on X. &#8220;WHO-supported ambulances are transporting those affected, most of them women and children.&#8221;</p>
<p>Local media <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/death-toll-from-afghanistan-earthquake-exceeds-2-500/3011782">reported</a> that Afghanistan experiences frequent tremors, typically in the Hindukush mountain range, which sits near the confluence of Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.</p>
<p>Last year, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in June killed more than 1,000 people, leaving tens of thousands homeless in the Paktika province.</p>


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More Than 2,500 Dead After Earthquakes Strike Afghanistan

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<p>A powerful and rare <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/natural-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earthquake</a> struck the northern African nation of Morocco late on Friday night, at least 2,000 dead and more than 1,800 injured.</p>
<p>The earthquake hit the western part of the nation — which is located across from Spain just south of the Strait of Gibraltar.</p>
<p>The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/09/world/morocco-earthquake-marrakesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the High Atlas Mountains close to midnight. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than 120 years.</p>
<p>The Times noted that the country is &#8220;positioned at the juncture of a slow-motion tectonic crash between the African and Eurasian plates&#8221; with the plates only colliding 4 to 6 millimeters per year. The San Andreas Fault, for comparison, shifts approximately 50 millimeters per year, the report said.</p>
<p>The U.S. Geological Survey says that the most likely accurate estimate for the number of fatalities from the incident could be as high as 10,000.</p>
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<p>Morocco&#8217;s King Mohammed VI held a meeting where he issued orders directing his government&#8217;s response to the tragedy, including instructions to “immediately set up an inter-ministerial commission responsible for deploying a relief program, emergency rehabilitation and assistance in the reconstruction of destroyed housing in disaster areas, as soon as possible.”</p>
<p>The Biden administration also issued a statement offering support to the country.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday’s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected,&#8221; said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. &#8220;We offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan partners at this tragic time.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday’s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected. We offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan partners at this tragic time.</p>
<p>&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1700499840357089405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Multiple nations offered support to Morocco following the earthquake, including Turkey, which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that it experienced back in February, killing more than 50,000 people.</p>
<p>Moroccan soccer team star Achraf Hakimi posted to social media a request for people to donate blood to help the victims of the earthquake.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are living in difficult times and our thoughts are with the injured and the families of the victims,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Let&#8217;s all cooperate and contribute to saving the wounded by donating blood. To God we belong and to him we shall return.&#8221;</p>
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Rare Powerful Earthquake Strikes Morocco, Leaves 2,000+ Dead

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Democrat state senator in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hawaii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hawaii</a> has announced his resignation over a potential conflict of interest between his political position and legal profession as lawsuits loom </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">over the devastating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maui" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maui</a> wildfires that left at least 115 people dead and hundreds more missing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maui Senator Gil Keith-Agaran will step down by October 31 after <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/30/lawmakers-potential-role-lawyer-fire-victims-described-an-ethical-gray-area/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local media</a> outlets raised ethical concerns. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Honolulu Civil Beat, the controversy started after Keith-Agaran was featured in a flier for a community discussion on “Maui Wildfire Impact” with </span><a href="https://www.takitanilawmaui.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takitani Agaran Jorgensen &amp; Wildman</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and several other law firms. As vice chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, legal experts said that his political office might give him non-public information that could help him if he took on any cases related to the Maui fires. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I believe that this decision best serves the interests of the Maui people especially given what they have gone through over the last three weeks, and what they continue to experience,” Keith-Agaran <a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/maui-senator-to-resign-amid-questions-over-possible-conflict-of-interest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As we know, the Maui community — including members of my extended clan who lived and worked in West Maui — have suffered tremendous losses, including losing loved ones. Some, to this day, are still not identified or found,” he added. “The choice for me has always been and will always be my family and community, and this decision is consistent with that overriding value.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are expected to be a plethora of lawsuits following the devastating fires, which could lead to ethical questions if his firm is involved in litigation.</span></p>
<p>“I’ve always had a legal practice, my professional responsibilities are to my clients so I would pick my clients,” Keith-Agaran told Civil Beat earlier this month when asked if he would prioritize his law firm or political responsibilities.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Democrat Governor Josh Green has 60 days to name a replacement after Keith-Agaran officially vacates his government role. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lawsuits <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maui-county-sues-hawaiian-electric-alleges-intentional-and-malicious-mismanagement-led-to-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have already begun</a>, with Maui County suing the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), alleging “intentional and malicious” mismanagement of power lines led to the blaze that eventually turned much of the town of Lahaina to ash.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Defendants knew of the extreme fire danger that the high wind gusts posed to their overhead electrical infrastructure, particularly during red flag conditions,” the lawsuit said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hawaiian Electric </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/maui-hawaii-wildfires-electric-utility-c3513c2f8e451df6dab2e59a6c2f670d" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">responded</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the lawsuit, saying it is “very disappointed that Maui County chose this litigious path while the investigation is still unfolding.” </span></p>


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<p>You knew it was going to happen. As soon as we all heard that President Joe Biden was going to go to Hawaii to survey the death and destruction of the recent wildfires, every American with half of a brain knew that &#8220;Mr. Empathy-in-Chief&#8221; was going to make it all about himself, replete with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-he-lost-an-awful-lot-in-house-fire-jill-biden-reported-the-small-kitchen-fire-that-was-doused-in-20-minutes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nonsensical lies </a>that Biden has already told dozens of times on the campaign trail.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s exactly what happened. Monday evening, after Biden was kind enough to take a break from his vacation, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-he-lost-an-awful-lot-in-house-fire-jill-biden-reported-the-small-kitchen-fire-that-was-doused-in-20-minutes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">president compared a small kitchen fire</a> that his family experienced nearly 20 years ago to the agony of those on Maui.</p>
<p>“I don&#8217;t want to compare difficulties, but we have a little sense —  Jill and I — of what it&#8217;s like to lose a home. Years ago now — 15 years ago &#8230; lightning struck at home on a little lake that is outside of our home,&#8221; he droned. &#8220;And it hit a wire and came up underneath our home into the heating ducts — the air conditioning ducts.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette and my cat,&#8221; he said with a chuckle. &#8220;But all kidding aside, I watched the firefighters, the way they responded.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Biden compared a small kitchen fire he once had in his home, to thousands of Maui residents losing their entire homes, cars, and possessions. <a href="https://t.co/zT2peXLJPo">pic.twitter.com/zT2peXLJPo</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1693795757038657895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Well, the reality is that this was a small kitchen fire that <a href="https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10516121/lightning-sparks-fire-at-bidens-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">happened</a> in 2004. Here&#8217;s how the Associated Press covered it at the time:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Lightning struck the home of Sen. Joseph Biden, starting a small fire that was contained to the kitchen.</em></p>
<p><em>No one was injured in Sunday&#8217;s fire, which started amid a storm that caused serious flooding in Pennsylvania and knocked out power to hundreds of Delaware homes and businesses.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;The fire was under control in 20 minutes,&#8221; Cranston Heights Fire Company Chief George Lamborn said at the time.</p>
<p>So, the situation really seems incomparable to the wildfires on Maui — more than one hundred dead, <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/maui-students-school-children-1000-missing-deadly-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds still missing</a>, and billions of dollars in damages. But, Biden being Biden, couldn&#8217;t help himself Monday night.</p>
<p>Residents on the ravaged island didn&#8217;t appear to welcome the president — even before his embarrassing speech. As seen here, audible chants of &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Brandon!&#8221; were heard — except the PG-13 version of that euphemism was actually used:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hawaii is not happy with Joe <a href="https://t.co/Sp3SARvuML">pic.twitter.com/Sp3SARvuML</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ben Whedon (@whedonwins) <a href="https://twitter.com/whedonwins/status/1694001399359815923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>He also made a joke about the ground being hot.</p>
<p>Yes, while standing amidst the ruins and scorched earth, surrounded by his fellow Americans who suffered what has to be the worst loss of their entire lives, Biden thought it wise to</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUST IN: President Biden jokes about how hot the ground is in Maui after a fire ripped through, killing hundreds.</p>
<p>“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he joked.</p>
<p>Despite media reports of roughly 100 deaths from the fires, locals estimate that at least… <a href="https://t.co/mRlVuN9kns">pic.twitter.com/mRlVuN9kns</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1693757818816664060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It&#8217;s a bit tiresome to say, &#8220;Wow! Imagine if this were a Republican president!&#8221; but let&#8217;s do just that. Let&#8217;s pretend that President Donald J. Trump was on vacation, refused to comment on the unfolding tragedy — as Biden did multiple times — and then lied about a minor fire at his home, joked about the temperature of the ground, and acted the way Biden did.</p>
<p>Do you really think the legacy media would give him any slack as they&#8217;re doing for Biden? <em>Not a chance in France. </em></p>
<p>The sad news for the people of Hawaii is that Biden also gave one of his tell-tale signs that he&#8217;s lying through his teeth. (No, it&#8217;s not that his lips are moving.)</p>
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<p>&#8220;I don’t want to be a — I don’t want to do anything out of line here, but if anyone would like to speak with me when this is over, I’ll stay around, because I just want you to know I really care,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/08/21/remarks-by-president-biden-at-community-engagement-with-residents-impacts-by-wildfires/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday.<strong> &#8220;<em>Not a joke. Not a joke.&#8221;  (emphasis added)</em></strong></p>
<p>Of course, Biden acted out of line by lamenting the almost-loss of Corvette and cat — something that never happened, but there&#8217;s neither here nor there.</p>
<p>As previously discussed, whenever Biden says, &#8220;Not a joke,&#8221; it is apparent that he isn&#8217;t telling the truth.</p>
<p>For example, he told a &#8220;moving but false war story&#8221; —  <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-tells-the-tale-of-when-he-helped-an-elderly-lady-take-down-a-gang-and-lower-the-crime-rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as The Washington Post put it</a> — and said his account was &#8220;not a joke.&#8221; It wasn&#8217;t the truth either — which means that Biden must not actually care about the people of Hawaii.</p>
<p>His actions, of course, proved that — no matter what he says.</p>
<p>Now, to address the question featured in this column.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/08/21/remarks-by-president-biden-at-community-engagement-with-residents-impacts-by-wildfires/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approval rating</a> is roughly 41%, per the Real Clear Politics polling average. We don&#8217;t have the quantitative data on it, but it stands to reason that his emotional intelligence has to be lower than that. His Hawaii trip proves it.</p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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What’s Lower? Biden’s Emotional Intelligence Or His Approval Rating?

 What's Lower? Biden's Emotional Intelligence Or His Approval Rating?

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<p>President Joe Biden, speaking this week to victims of the tragic Lahaina fires in Maui, compared the situation to a small fire in his home nearly two decades ago that was contained to his kitchen.</p>
<p>The Maui wildfires earlier this month killed well over 100 people, with more than 1,000 still unaccounted for, and destroyed nearly 3,000 structures, according to state and local officials.</p>
<p>Biden, who faced intense criticism early on for vacationing and seemingly not taking a personal interest in the tragedy, visited this island on Monday and generated more controversy with his remarks.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don’t want to compare difficulties, but we have a little sense, Jill and I, what it’s like to lose a home,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;Years ago — now 15 years ago — I was in Washington doing &#8216;Meet the Press.&#8217; It was a sunny Sunday, and lightning struck at home on a little lake that’s outside of our home — not a lake, a big pond — and hit a wire and came up underneath our home into the heating ducts — the air conditioning ducts.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ‘67 Corvette, and my cat,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But all kidding aside, I watched the firefighters, the way they responded.&#8221;</p>
<p>Biden said firefighters ran into the &#8220;flames&#8221; in his home &#8220;to save my wife and save my family. Not a joke.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;The smoke — and the firefighters here can tell you — sometimes smoke is so thick. From the windows out, it was that thick inside the home. And we were — we were insured. We did not have any problem, but being out of our home for a better part of a year was difficult,&#8221; Biden added. &#8220;I can only imagine what it’s like to lose your home completely burned to the ground.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-lahaina-maui-wildfires-survivors-gets-it-small-house-fire-2023-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Associated Press at the time said that the fire was &#8220;small&#8221; and &#8220;contained to the kitchen.&#8221; The Delaware fire chief said they got to the home quickly, and the situation was under control in a matter of minutes.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Biden tells Maui wildfire victims, &quot;I don&#39;t want to compare difficulties, but&#8230;&quot; then tells a made up story about losing his house to a fire.</p>
<p>According to a 2004 AP report, it was “a small fire&#8230;contained to the kitchen” that “was under control in 20 minutes.” <a href="https://t.co/DNY0Tyatg7">pic.twitter.com/DNY0Tyatg7</a></p>
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Biden, Speaking To Maui Fire Victims, Compares Deadly Wildfires To His Small Kitchen Fire

<p>Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton took some heat from critics after <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/08/14/see-photos-of-idiot-paris-hilton-frolicking-around-maui-amid-deadly-fires/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports circulated</a> that she was vacationing on Maui — just 30 minutes away from the devastated historic town of Lahaina, where nearly 100 have been confirmed dead in last week&#8217;s wildfires.</p>
<p>While sources close to Hilton told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12405649/Paris-Hilton-slammed-tone-deaf-vacationing-Maui-family-wildfire-killed-96-counting.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a> that the hotel heiress had been helping out by delivering supplies to shelters while she vacationed on Maui with husband Carter Reum and their son Phoenix, many felt that she was &#8220;tone deaf&#8221; for remaining on the island — after authorities had called for tourists to leave the island if they could while locals attempted to manage recovery and clean-up efforts.</p>
<p>&#8220;The same waters that our people just died in three days ago are the same waters the very next day these visitors — tourists — were swimming in,&#8221; one angry local <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66491326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the BBC</a> in an interview.</p>
<p>And while the main reason for keeping tourists away is to streamline efforts to make sure that locals are able to get the assistance they need without distraction, additional reports from the ground suggest that visitors could potentially be putting themselves at risk by staying.</p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12405043/Hawaii-wildfires-Heartless-looters-raid-Lahaina-rob-people-gunpoint-locals-desperate-need-aid-Emergency-response-falters-death-toll-rises-96.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_dailymailus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Monday by The Daily Mail, despite police presence in Lahaina, burned and evacuated homes have been looted and locals have been robbed at gunpoint in the days since the deadly blaze – even as search and recovery efforts continue and the death toll rises.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Matt Robb, who co-owns The Dirty Monkey bar in Lahaina, said, &#8220;There&#8217;s some police presence. There&#8217;s some small military presence, but at night people are being robbed at gunpoint.</p>
<p>He went on to say that looters had been seen &#8220;going through houses,&#8221; adding, &#8220;So where is the support? I don&#8217;t think our government and our leaders, at this point, know how to handle this or what to do.&#8221;</p>
<p>Local police said that they had not received any calls regarding looting, but <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/desperate-residents-are-looting-businesses-and-robbing-people-at-gunpoint-maui-locals-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">other local business owners</a> told similar tales to Robb&#8217;s.</p>
<p>And Paris Hilton was not the only celebrity to take backlash over the wildfires. Fleetwood Mac alum Stevie Nicks also sparked the ire of critics who felt she was focusing too much on herself when she posted about her own Maui home — which was not burned — and her niece&#8217;s vacation that was cut short when fire ravaged the island.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Lahaina is not gone ~ It is just away ~ With Aloha, Stevie Nicks,&#8221; the singer wrote. &#8220;As I am sure you have heard – the island, Maui, where I own a house I have been staying at since the 80s – and the small village, city, most magical place on earth, Lahaina, burned to the ground over the last few days. And to make the situation worse my young niece, her husband, and their little boy had just arrived for a very needed vacation before she started up her school year (on her way to becoming a psychologist) for 10 days. They had one and a half days of fun and then — the fire started.&#8221;</p>
<p>Nicks went on to speak of her opal rings, saying that she bought the stones from a store in Lahaina and hoped the store owner had been able to get to safety.</p>
<p>But <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/stevie-nicks-fans-fight-over-her-tone-deaf-post-about-maui-wildfires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critics</a> felt that Nicks was making the tragedy about herself, accusing her in the comments section of failing to donate money to the locals whose lives had been utterly destroyed — or at least tell others where they could do so.</p>


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