Earthquake
- Middle East
Earthquake: Sixth ‘Operation Dost’ flight reaches Turkey with relief assistance
Ankara: The sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts has reached Turkey, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.The sixth flight carries more…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 15000-mark
Ankara/Damascus: As rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors in Turkey and Syria amid the harsh freezing temperatures, the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries…
- Middle East
Earthquakes kill 9057 in Turkey, 2992 in Syria; rescue ops underway
As the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that struck the state of Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, the death toll has risen…
- Middle East
Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan dies in earthquake
Ankara: Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, has died after the earthquake that struck Turkey with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale on Monday. Yeni Malatyaspor, the Turkish club, announced on…
- Middle East
NATO flags fly at half-staff to honour Turkey-Syria quake victims
Brussels: Flags of the 30 NATO member states at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels flew at half-staff to honour the nearly 8,000 people who lost their lives in the devastating 7.8-magnitude…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Miracle baby born under rubble arouses sympathy
A baby girl, who was miraculously born under the rubble in Syria and remained connected through the umbilical cord to her mother, who was dead, aroused the sympathy of many, expressing their desire to…
- India
10 Indians stuck in remote areas of quake-hit Turkey, but safe: MEA
New Delhi: Ten Indians are stuck in remote parts of earthquake-hit Turkiye but they are safe while one citizen is missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. Secretary (West)…
- Middle East
Many people died because of freezing cold: Turkish national on quake aftermath
Buildings fell like packs of cards and many people, rendered homeless by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks in Turkiye, died due to freezing temperatures, an anguished Kubra Halici said…
- Middle East
Qatar Stars League to donate semi-finals earnings to Turkiye, Syria earthquake victims
Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) on Wednesday announced that the Qatar Cup semi-finals’ ticket sales revenue will be donated to support the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. “The…
- India
Garuda Aerospace drones to be deployed in quake-hit Turkey
Chennai: Drones from India’s Garuda Aerospace will be deployed in a rescue mission in the quake-hit Turkey by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said a top company official. “Garuda Aerospace has…
- Middle East
UNFPA scales up emergency response to reach women, girls in Turkey, Syria
United Nations: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that it is working with national and local authorities to scale up emergency response to reach women and girls impacted by two powerful…
- Middle East
UN says nearly 70% of Syrian population was in need of humanitarian aid before quake
Damascus: A UN joint statement has said that nearly 70 per cent of the population was in need of humanitarian assistance even before the massive 7.8-magnitude quake struck the country devastated by…
- India
Kerala Assembly pays tribute to Turkiye-Syria earthquake victims
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday paid homage to people who had lost their lives in Turkiye and neighbouring Syria following the recent massive earthquake. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while presenting a resolution…
- Bollywood
Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt express grief over Turkey-Syria earthquake
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities have expressed grief at the loss of life and devastation caused by an earthquake in Tukey and Syria. Actors Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Priyanka Chopra…
- Middle East
7-year-old Syrian girl protects her brother’s head, stays for 17 hours under rubble
Damascus: The images and scenes continue of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria at dawn on Monday, leaving thousands dead and injured. In a video circulated on social media platforms,…
