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Earthquake damageSome Iceland News for you - a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the town of Selfoss Iceland, about 30 miles east of the capital Reykjavik Iceland. As of writing this no one had been reported killed, but there were plenty of injuries and material loss. The most harrowing story came from a hospital in Selfoss near the epicenter where a hospital was damaged and in danger of collapsing. Patients were being evacuated.

It’s been an extremely difficult month for rescue workers and foreign aid organizations due to the plethora of natural disasters. The disasters are even coming in opposition now - an earthquake in Iceland near the poles and Tropical Storm Alma forming on the same day. Click here to learn more about Icelandic Red Cross (which does good work around the world, not just domestically), or check out our previous posts below to find out how you can help in this global time of need:

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It’s May 16th, I’m Gina Telaroli and this is TakePart.com’s look at the week in social action…

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There has been lots of bad news regarding natural disasters including the recent earthquake in China (check out Jon’s Takepart blog ). However here is some good news from China: 60 giant pandas, one of the world’s most endangered species, survived the quake.

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