Turkey Earthquake

Turkey Earthquake

'Time has stopped': grieving father relives Turkish quake

The photo of Mesut Hancer holding his dead daughter's hand protruding from the debris, her body crushed and his gaze lost, epitomised the anguish of Turkey's devastating earthquake

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Earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1 billion in Syria: World Bank

The earthquake that struck on February 6 hit Turkey and Syria, devastating scores of cities and killing more than 50,000 people in both countries.

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New Turkey quake: 1 killed, 69 injured

An earthquake shook southeast Turkey today, killing one person, injuring 69 and causing some buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said..It hit three weeks after a massive quake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria..Yunus Sezer, head of Turkey's Disaster and E

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Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 50,000

More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and neighbouring Syria

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46-member Bangladesh rescue team returns from Turkey

The 46-member Bangladesh team, which conducted rescue operations in the earthquake ravaged Turkey, returned home this evening

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6 dead, around 300 injured as new quake hits Turkey-Syria border

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said there had been 90 aftershocks

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Another 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey

The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was strongly felt by AFP teams in Antakya and Adana, 200 kilometres (300 miles) to the north

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Syrian baby born in earthquake adopted by aunt and uncle

On Saturday, her paternal aunt Hala and uncle by marriage Khalil Al-Sawadi finally picked up their niece - whom they named Afraa, after her deceased mother

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20 escape Syria prison holding IS inmates

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members, a source at the facility told AFP..The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border holds about 2,000 inmate

1y ago

Turkey earthquake: Bangladeshi student reported 'missing'

A Bangladeshi student remained missing in Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey following the devastating earthquake yesterday.

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Turkey-Syria quake kills 3,000

A powerful earthquake killed more than 3,000 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria yesterday, with freezing winter weather hampering efforts to find survivors and adding to the plight of thousands left injured or homeless.

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Hell was breaking loose: Bangladeshi student

Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.

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Hell was breaking loose

Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.

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PM Hasina expresses shock over quake in Turkey, Syria

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock at the casualties of people in a earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed over 2,300 people.

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Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: President Hamid offers all possible assistance

President Abdul Hamid today expressed shock and sorrow at the loss of lives and damage of properties in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria...In a condolence message, the president prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved famili

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Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

Tremors from the powerful earthquake that rocked Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday were felt as far away as Greenland, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said.

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Turkey earthquake: Dhaka in touch with Ankara mission

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka is in touch with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara though it is "less likely" that any Bangladesh citizen would be affected due to the earthquake considering its location, said a spokesperson today.

1y ago

New 7.5-magnitude quake hits Turkey

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.

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