Death toll rises in Algerian earthquake
The death toll in the 21 May earthquake in Algeria has risen to more than 1,000 with thousands more injured, as hospitals struggle to cope with the crisis. Other countries are sending in teams to help deal with the aftermath of the tremor, the most powerful to hit Algeria since 1980. It measured 6.7 on the Richter scale and struck at 19.45 local time, just as many families were gathered indoors for dinner. The epicentre of the quake was in Thenia, 70 kilometres east of Algiers. Hundreds ...
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