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# Natural Disasters

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## Natural Disasters


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## [Why the Philippines’ Earthquake Was So Deadly](https://time.com/7322543/philippines-earthquake-cebu-why-so-deadly-night-manila-big-one/)  
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* ![Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26f506b85dc65a25/6998c97af1b08237be6f1a63/taliban-afghanistan-earthquake-aid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [How to Help Victims of the Myanmar Earthquake](https://time.com/7272824/how-to-help-victims-of-myanmar-earthquake-thailand-relief-efforts/)  
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