Paris, France (AFP): A combination of factors made the powerful earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria early Monday particularly deadly, including its timing, location, relatively quiet faultline and the weak construction of the collapsed buildings, experts said. The earthquake caused such devastation partly because of its power — it i...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has called the United States reaction to the Chinese balloon shot down by the US military as “hysterical.” In a post on Telegram, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said “explanations, given by the Chinese side about the entry of an unmanned balloon” into the US airspace due to ̶...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar has said that it will send 10,000 mobile homes to Türkiye and Syria after the violent earthquakes that struck the two countries. A statement by the Qatari Foreign Ministry said the move “is part of Qatari efforts to contribute to relieving the quake-affected people in Syria and Türkiye.” On Monday, […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in the two powerful earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, according to a Palestinian diplomat. Palestinian Ambassador to Türkiye Faed Mustafa told state news agency Wafa that 23 more refugees were confirmed dead in Syria on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 55. The [&h...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Russia has said that 300 military personnel deployed in Syria were helping efforts to clear up debris following the devastating earthquake that killed hundreds there and in neighbouring Turkiye. The defence ministry said staff and 60 units of military hardware had begun “removing rubble, searching for victims and pr...
Brussels, Belgium (AFP): The European Union is sending rescue teams and preparing further help for Turkey after a major earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, the bloc’s crisis management commissioner said Monday. “Teams from the Netherlands and Romania are already on their way,” with the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination ...
United Nations, United States (AFP): War-torn Syria has said that aid sent after the earthquake will reach all its population, even though Damascus does not control all of its territory. The 7.8-magnitude quake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people. Asked if aid donated to Syria would reach all of the population, [&hellip...
Hatay, Turkey (AFP): Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved freezing darkness, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by a string of earthquakes that killed at least 4,800 people. Disaster agencies said several thousand buildings were flattened in cities across a vast border region — pouring misery on...
Jandairis, Syria (AFP): In the quake-devastated town of Jandairis in northern Syria, a dazed father cradles the body of his lifeless baby, saying over and over again, “Wake up, my boy, wake up.” “Ya Allah, ya Allah (My God, my God…)” he sobs, kissing the infant’s head. “They have torn my heart out.R...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 1,762 people were killed and 12,068 others injured in 10 provinces due to two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Monday, said an official from the country’s disaster agency. Early Monday morning, a strong 7.7 earthquake, centered in the Pazarcik district, jolted Kahramanmaras and strongly shook seve...
