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Earthquakes
Destroyed building Haiti earthquake 2021

Earthquakes

Striking without warning, earthquakes often are among the most devastating disasters. Caused by the movement of plates along fault lines on the earth’s surface, earthquakes often leave a monumental path of instant death and destruction.


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