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- India
PM meets relief teams, lauds their efforts in quake-hit Turkey and Syria
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other organisations, involved in rescue and relief operations in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria…
- Middle East
Turkey ends earthquake rescue efforts except in 2 provinces
Ankara: Nearly two weeks after massive 7.8 earthquake that left over 44,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria, the Turkish disaster agency on Sunday said it is calling off rescue efforts in…
- Middle East
Over 10,000 Syrian refugees return to homeland after quake: Turkish defence minister
Ankara: Turkey said on Sunday that at least 10,633 Syrian refugees in the country have returned to their homeland voluntarily after the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey earlier this month. “Our…
- Middle East
Turkey earthquake: Rescued cat ‘Rubble’ refuses to leave man who saved it
The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has already claimed over 46,000 lives, with the toll rising by the day. The earthquakes damaged nearly 2,64,000 apartments in Turkey, making it difficult for…
- Middle East
Death toll in Turkey exceeds 40,000 after earthquakes
Ankara: The death toll from two major earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey on February 6 has risen to 40,642, the country’s disaster agency said. Search and rescue efforts will be largely completed…
- Middle East
Global Village to donate 15% ticket proceeds to quake-hit Syria, Turkey
A huge, multi-cultural theme park, Global Village in Dubai has announced that 15 percent of entry tickets sold on Sunday, February 19, will be donated to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria,…
- Middle East
UN launches $1 bn appeal for earthquake victims in Turkey
The United Nations (UN) has launched an appeal for 1 billion dollars in aid to help the victims of the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Turkey on Monday, February 6, killing thousands of…
- Middle East
Damaged historical sites to be restored in Turkey’s earthquake zone: Minister
Ankara: Historical sites that were devastated by the recent earthquakes in southern Turkey would be restored, a Minister has confirmed. “Antakya is a mosaic, it is where religions come together,” Mehmet Nuri…
- Middle East
3 miraculous rescues from rubble 261 hrs after quakes hit Turkey
Ankara: Two men were rescued from debris, 261 hours after two major quakes hit Turkey. Mehmet Ali Sakiroglu, 26, and Mustafa Avci, 34, were rescued from the rubble in Antakya district on…
- India
NDRF’s 47 rescuers, dog squad return from 10-day ops in Turkey; 54 members on way
Delhi: India’s ‘Operation Dost’ team of 47-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers with dog squad members Rambo and Honey returned on Friday morning after their 10-day hectic and successful engagements while…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Clothes donated for victims burned in Germany
In an arson attack in the German city of Recklinhausen, Monday, February 13, 2023, people set fire to clothes worth thousands of dollars donated to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, local…
- Middle East
Turkey police arrests 78 people for provocative posts on earthquake
Ankara: Turkish police announced on Wednesday the arrest of 78 people accused of spreading fear and panic by sharing provocative posts on social media about two devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and…
- Middle East
US State Secy Antony Blinken to visit quake-hit Turkey
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Turkey on Sunday to view relief operations after a massive earthquake. Blinken will visit the Incirlik air base, through which aid is…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru volunteers send relief supplies to victims in Turkey, Syria
New Delhi: A group of volunteers from Bengaluru has sent relief material for the earthquake victims of Turkiye and Syria via the Turkish embassy in New Delhi. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s 11th relief plane arrives in Gaziantep to assist earthquake victims
Riyadh: The eleventh Saudi relief plane on Thursday, arrived at Gaziantep Airport in the Turkish Republic, carrying 88 tons of food baskets, shelter, and medical materials on board, the Saudi Press Agency…