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Thousands flee from earthquake-hit areas in Turkey, airlines offer free tickets

Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines in Turkey on Sunday announced free tickets for all those from affected areas to Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya and other safer locations. Rescue operations entered the seventh day on Sunday as rescuers scoured debris to look for survivors after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 28,000 people in one of the region's …

Survivors band together in Turkey’s earthquake-hit Gaziantep

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 …

A Dost Indeed: How India is going above and beyond to help earthquake-hit Turkey

Hatayspor has withdrawn from the Turkish Super Lig following the devastating earthquake that hit the country this week, the president of the Turkish Union of Clubs Ali Koc said on Thursday. Hatayspor’s Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu remains missing despite the club’s vice president saying earlier this week that he had been rescued from the rubble with injuries and transported to …

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Guterres spoke to reporters at U.N. headquarters Thursday, hours after a U.N. aid convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest for the first time since Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. ___ U.N. …

Watch: The moment NDRF team rescued a 6-year-old girl from debris in quake-hit Turkey

The NDRF is working to extricate live victims from under the rubble and providing first-aid to the injured, before handing them over to medical response authorities New Delhi: A team of India’s National Disaster Response Force engaged in relief and rescue operations in the quake-hit Turkey has successfully rescued a six-year-old girl from under the rubble in Gaziantep. Team IND-11 …

Photos: Syrians in quake-hit Gaziantep displaced again

At least 6,000 buildings have been reduced to rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, including centuries-old monuments. Parts of the Gaziantep Castle, built during the Roman Empire in Turkey, have collapsed, and structures in Aleppo’s old city in Syria have been reportedly damaged The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria claimed more than 5,000 lives, leaving …

Residents struggle to flee quake-hit Turkish city of Gaziantep

Istanbul, Turkey CNN — More than 4,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction and debris on each side of the border. Monday’s quake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when an earthquake of the same magnitude …

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