Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tents won’t work here.. People in tents will freeze to death.” On Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 2.2 million people had left the disaster zone. “There’s no safe place apart from the greenhouses, because the houses collapsed due to the earthquake,” said Ozkan Sagaltici, in his 50s. “Our house has become unusable, we can’t get into it,” said Nida Karahan, 50, whose family of five was living in a cream- and red-painted carriage. “I couldn’t find anything like a tent for the first three or four days,” said father-of-three Haci Kose.

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An earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage
2 months, 1 week ago

An earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A moderately strong earthquake struck …

MOMENT: Istanbul building collapses like a deck of cards, one killed, several injured
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MOMENT: Istanbul building collapses like a deck of cards, one killed, several injured

India TV News  

An apartment building collapsed in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Sunday, killing one person and injuring eight, authorities said. TV images showed firefighters shifting rubble by hand from the flattened five-story building in Kucukcekmece, on the city’s European side. Seven people were initially pulled from the debris, including two who were seriously injured, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said while …

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Turkey, some houses damaged but no casualties reported
8 months, 1 week ago

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Turkey, some houses damaged but no casualties reported

India TV News  

Ankara: A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkey on Thursday, the country's disaster management agency said, causing damage to some buildings in Tokat province, some 450 km from the capital Ankara. This comes over a year after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria last year, killing more than 59,000 people. The 7.8 magnitude …

Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's earthquake
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's earthquake

The Independent  

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A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. In Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, the White Helmets rescue organization blamed the international community for the delays while the Turkish government faced criticism for its slow response, with many people waiting days for help. …

Photos: Turks left homeless by earthquake stuck in container cities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: Turks left homeless by earthquake stuck in container cities

Al Jazeera  

A year on from the earthquakes that devastated much of southern Turkey, more than 689,000 of the estimated 3 million displaced people continue to live in temporary containers. About 1,200 people live in some 300 containers at a site on land owned by a textile company in Besni, a city in Adiyaman province, in the country’s southeast. Some homeless people …

How toxic dust from Turkey earthquake rubble may have unleashed health catastrophe
1 year, 7 months ago

How toxic dust from Turkey earthquake rubble may have unleashed health catastrophe

Firstpost  

Environmental health professionals and experts have said that huge plumes of dust released from demolished buildings during earthquakes in Turkey and Syria carried poisons into rivers and plants, lungs and organs, risking serious health problems for years to come. “With an optimistic estimate, I would say that 3 million people will be sick,” Reuters quoted Mehmet Şeyhmus Ensari, civil engineer …

Flood deaths in Turkey's earthquake-stricken area rise to 16
1 year, 9 months ago

Flood deaths in Turkey's earthquake-stricken area rise to 16

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescue teams on Thursday retrieved …

Flood deaths in Turkey’s earthquake-stricken area rise to 16
1 year, 9 months ago

Flood deaths in Turkey’s earthquake-stricken area rise to 16

Associated Press  

Rescue teams on Thursday retrieved two more bodies after floods struck two Turkish provinces that were already devastated by last month’s powerful earthquake, raising the death toll in the new disaster to 16. Flash floods caused by torrential rains turned streets in the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanlifurfa into rivers on Wednesday, sweeping away cars and inundating homes and campsites …

Flash Floods Kill At Least 14 in Turkish Earthquake-hit Region
1 year, 9 months ago

Flash Floods Kill At Least 14 in Turkish Earthquake-hit Region

News 18  

Flash floods killed at least 14 people living in tents and container housing across Turkey’s quake-hit region on Wednesday, piling more pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of crunch elections. Hundreds of thousands of Turkish quake survivors have been moved into tents and container homes across the disaster region, which covers 11 provinces across Turkey’s southeast. Pressure on Erdogan …

Floods kill 14 in Turkish earthquake-battered provinces
1 year, 9 months ago

Floods kill 14 in Turkish earthquake-battered provinces

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said rescue teams were still searching for five people reported missing in three locations, after the flash floods …

Turkey floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces
1 year, 9 months ago

Turkey floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces

The Hindu  

Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least 10 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials and media reports said on March 15. One person was killed in the town of Tut in southeastern Adiyaman province, where surging waters swept away a container home sheltering …

Floods in Turkey kill 13 people in earthquake-affected provinces
1 year, 9 months ago

Floods in Turkey kill 13 people in earthquake-affected provinces

Al Jazeera  

Others are reported missing after torrential rains in two provinces hit by quakes. Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquakes, killing at least 13 people and increasing the misery of thousands who were left homeless, officials say. The two people died in Adiyaman when surging waters swept away a container …

A month after quake, survivors need shelter, sanitation
1 year, 9 months ago

A month after quake, survivors need shelter, sanitation

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, a United Nations official said Monday. Rodriguez added: “Turkey has been a country that …

Key points one month after Turkey-Syria earthquake
1 year, 9 months ago

Key points one month after Turkey-Syria earthquake

Hindustan Times  

A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked huge swathes of Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, killing more than 50,000 people in both countries. One month on, Turkey is facing the daunting task of rebuilding flattened cities, with tens of thousands buried and many survivors barely subsisting in tents or containers. Loss The country's death toll from the quake has …

U.N. says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes
1 year, 9 months ago

U.N. says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

LA Times  

The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last month have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday. Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 quake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by strong …

New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed
1 year, 9 months ago

New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said. AFAD’s chief urged people not to enter damaged buildings, saying strong aftershocks continue to pose a risk. The World Bank said Monday it estimates …

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkiye; more buildings collapse
1 year, 9 months ago

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkiye; more buildings collapse

Deccan Chronicle  

ANKARA: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkiye on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some already damaged buildings to collapse, an official said. Yesilyurt's mayor, Mehmet Cinar, told HaberTurk television that a number of buildings in the town collapsed, including a four-story building where a father and daughter were trapped. Malatya was …

Quake-hit Turkey makes more arrests over corrupt building practices as death toll hits 50k
1 year, 9 months ago

Quake-hit Turkey makes more arrests over corrupt building practices as death toll hits 50k

India Today  

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's earthquakes and investigations are widening, a minister said on Saturday, as anger simmers over what many see as corrupt building practices. 'BREAKING MY HEART' Nearly three weeks since the disaster, there is no final death toll in Turkey and officials have not said how …

Turkey begins rebuilding homes destroyed by earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey begins rebuilding homes destroyed by earthquake

Firstpost  

More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the February 6 earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and neighbouring Syria Ankara: Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death count in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than 160,000 …

Death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquake crosses 50,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquake crosses 50,000

The Hindu  

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on February 24, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority announced the death toll in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night. Half a million new homes needed Erdogan's government has …

Turkey begins to rebuild after earthquakes leave 1.5 million people homeless
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey begins to rebuild after earthquakes leave 1.5 million people homeless

India Today  

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. Facing an election within months, President Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to rebuild homes within a year, although experts have said the authorities should put safety before speed. HALF A MILLION NEW …

Fresh 5.3 magnitude quake hits Turkey as country begins rebuilding homes
1 year, 10 months ago

Fresh 5.3 magnitude quake hits Turkey as country begins rebuilding homes

India Today  

Another earthquake struck Turkey on Saturday, just weeks after the border areas of the country were devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 50,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The quake hit on the day Turkey began its work to rebuild homes for the 1.5 million people who were displaced. READ | Turkey …

3 dead, over 200 injured as new quake hits Turkey, Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

3 dead, over 200 injured as new quake hits Turkey, Syria

India Today  

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday killed three people and injured more than 200 in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands, authorities said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Hatay earlier on Monday, and said his government would begin constructing close to 200,000 new homes in the quake-devastated region …

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — As the search and rescue effort for buried survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake started to wind down in Turkey, demolition teams have moved in to clear the mounds of rubble left by the worst disaster in modern Turkish history. DEATH TOLL IN TURKEY RISES SLIGHTLY The number of confirmed deaths in Turkey due to the earthquake rose …

Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official

The Hindu  

Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Sezer said search and rescue efforts continued at around 40 buildings in the provinces on the 14th day but expected the number to fall by late Sunday. Turkish Vice …

Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn

India Today  

Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkey, but for many grieving families their only hope is that the remains of their loved ones will be found so that they can mourn at their grave site. to deliver the body to the family," said bulldozer operator Akin Bozkurt as his machine clawed at the rubble of …

Turkey earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments

The Hindu  

More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 2,64,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing in the country's worst modern disaster. Mosques around the world on Friday performed absentee funeral prayers for the dead in Turkey and Syria, many of whom could …

Earthquake death toll surpasses 46,000 in Syria, Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

Earthquake death toll surpasses 46,000 in Syria, Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Rescue teams are still finding survivors under the rubble of destroyed buildings. Twelve days after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, more than 46,000 people have died and more than 84,000 buildings have either been severely damaged, need urgent demolition, or collapsed, according to officials. As Turkey attempts to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns are growing over the …

Turkey's Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey's Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down

The Hindu  

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country and neighbouring Syria, with an elderly woman the latest to be pulled from the rubble. "We will continue our work until we remove the last citizen left under the collapsed buildings," Mr. Erdogan said late …

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
1 year, 10 months ago

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

Associated Press  

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week’s earthquake, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country’s founding 100 years ago. It came a day after the global body announced a deal with Damascus to deliver U.N. aid through two more border …

Rescuers continue to dig out people week after Turkey earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers continue to dig out people week after Turkey earthquake

Firstpost  

Antakya/Elbistan, Turkey: Rescuers in Turkey pulled out several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday and were digging to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter from a single family, a week after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history. The rescue phase is “coming to a close”, with urgency now switching to providing shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, United …

Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey

The Hindu  

The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster. In other developments, Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed …

Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey

Associated Press  

ADIYAMAN, Turkey — The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster. In other developments, Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to …

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
1 year, 10 months ago

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

LA Times  

Rescue workers pull out survivor Hatice Akar from a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, more than a week after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week’s earthquake, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country’s founding 100 years ago. …

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster

Al Jazeera  

Stories of miraculous rescues flooded the airwaves in recent days, but tens of thousands of dead have also been found with the toll expected to sharply rise. Rescuers saved a 13-year-old boy from under a collapsed building a week after Turkey’s deadliest modern-day earthquake killed tens of thousands of people as the chances of finding other survivors dwindled. In the …

‘Our pain is immense’, says Turkish earthquake survivor
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Our pain is immense’, says Turkish earthquake survivor

Al Jazeera  

The earthquakes have left residents of Iskenderun with no water or functioning sewage system, with electricity available in only half the city. “I have nothing to lose now, so I’m not afraid.” For 30 years, Agbas ran a textile shop, but the earthquake destroyed the building it was in and she had no insurance. Agbas thinks most of the buildings …

Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report

The Hindu  

The Turkish police have detained 12 persons over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, local media reported on Saturday, following the huge quake that hit Turkey. At least 6,000 buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude tremor hit the region, killing more than 25,000 people, sparking anger over the poor quality of housing. There are expected to be …

‘Pancake collapse’ of buildings in Turkey quake raises questions over construction standards
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Pancake collapse’ of buildings in Turkey quake raises questions over construction standards

Firstpost  

Experts say Turkey has the regulations in place to prevent such a catastrophe. But they are only applied loosely by construction companies, the largest of which are often close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Istanbul: The apartments they once industriously spent so long saving up for, decorating and making comfortable now lie in a heap of rubble after a violent …

Drone footage shows huge fissures caused by massive earthquake in Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

Drone footage shows huge fissures caused by massive earthquake in Turkey

India Today  

With the window for rescue closing rapidly after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, more than 24,000 people are already confirmed dead and an unknown number still lie trapped. The massive earthquake that struck the region, flattened buildings and destroyed lives, also caused huge and wide fissures to slice across fields, roads, streams and hillsides. This drone footage shows cracks slicing …

After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one
1 year, 10 months ago

After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one

Al Jazeera  

Residents express concerns about their safety as experts say studies suggest that a powerful earthquake is expected to hit Turkey’s largest city soon. “We live in distress,” said Aysegul Rahvanci, a lifetime Istanbul resident, of her fears about a possible strong earthquake in the city. “Our life equals to anxiety.” Many people living in Turkey’s largest city shared Rahvanci’s feelings, …

Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 28,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 28,000

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations impeded by insecurity in some areas as police in Turkey arrest dozens for looting. Reporting from Antakya, Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith said that despite the overwhelming level of destruction in the capital of Turkey’s Hatay province, there was still a glimmer of hope. “It means that, from now on, the people who are involved in looting or kidnapping …

Death Toll In Turkey-Syria Earthquake Exceeds 20,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Death Toll In Turkey-Syria Earthquake Exceeds 20,000

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognizable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to declare it “the disaster of the century.” The death toll topped 20,000. A 17-year-old girl emerged alive in Adıyaman, and a 20-year-old was …

Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

The Hindu  

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery on February 9 for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death toll from February 6th’s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts pass the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the …

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?
1 year, 10 months ago

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?

Al Jazeera  

A combination of factors led to the widespread destruction that has left thousands still trapped under debris. But now the rescuers say she is likely gone.” Thousands of people like Rukiye are believed to still be stuck in the debris of collapsed buildings across Turkey’s southeast following Monday’s devastating earthquakes. Code enforcement In November 2022, after a magnitude 6 earthquake …

Erdogan visits earthquake-hit south as anger grows over rescue effort
1 year, 10 months ago

Erdogan visits earthquake-hit south as anger grows over rescue effort

Firstpost  

Antakya: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited southern Turkey on Wednesday to see first-hand the destruction wrought by a massive earthquake as anger grew among local people over what they said was a slow government response to the rescue and relief effort. The combined confirmed death toll from Monday’s quake, which struck a swathe of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, rose …

More survivors found as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 11,200
1 year, 10 months ago

More survivors found as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 11,200

Deccan Chronicle  

ANTAKYA: Searchers were still pulling survivors Wednesday from the rubble of the earthquake that killed over 11,200 people in Turkey and Syria, even as the window for rescues narrowed. The White Helmets leading efforts to rescue people buried under rubble in rebel-held areas of Syria have appealed for international help in their "race against time". "International rescue teams must come …

Turkey, Syria quake deaths near 12,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria quake deaths near 12,000

The Hindu  

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,700 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. The White Helmets leading efforts to rescue people buried under rubble in rebel-held areas of Syria have appealed for international help in their “race against time”. Children pulled from the …

Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake

Associated Press  

NURDAGI, Turkey — Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. “It’s like we woke up to hell,” said Osman Can Taninmis, whose family members were still beneath the rubble in Hatay, Turkey’s hardest-hit province. “We did …

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