Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Turkey

Rescuers from 88 countries: Turkey thanks foreign rescue teams, global community

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has posted a video expressing its gratitude to all countries that sent help and rescue teams to Turkey following the deadly February 6 earthquake.

Turkey Syria quakes: Death toll crosses 45,000

Humanitarian assistance is pouring in from across the world into Turkey and Syria as two powerful earthquakes killed more than 45,000 in the two countries.

Boy, two youth pulled alive 260 hours after Turkey quakes

Eleven days into the quake, rescuers have pulled a 12-year-old boy and two men out of the rubble, more than 260 hours after the earthquakes that have so far left over 43,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.

Children sleep in streets, too afraid to go home after quake disaster

“Families with children are sleeping in streets, malls, mosques, schools, under bridges, staying out in the open for fear of returning to their homes.”

Turkish woman rescued from rubbles after 222 hours

A 42-year-old woman has been rescued from the rubble of a building in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, where she was trapped for almost 222 hours.

Miracle rescue: 10-year-girl, 13-year-boy, two women saved after 183 hours in Turkey

Rescuers saved a 10-year-old girl child, a 13-year-old boy, and at least two women from the rubble in Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey, 183 hours after a devastating earthquake shook the region.