“It is necessary not only to replace the collapsed buildings, but also to re-plan cities based on scientific data, such as not building on faultlines and learning from past mistakes,” said Esin Koymen, former head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. ” Architects. “The first priority is the new plan, not the new building.” more […]
Footage showed him being carried away on a stretcher covered with a thermal blanket while an emergency worker held an intravenous drip. Neslihan Kilik was rescued after about 10 hours. “We had prepared his grave and we asked the rescuers to stop digging because we were afraid they would damage the bodies under the rubble. […]
A two-year-old boy was rescued Thursday from the rubble of a building in the southern city of Antakya, 79 hours after this week’s earthquake killed more than 19,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Footage from Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) showed rescue workers wading through a narrow passageway in the rubble of a building in […]
Governments and international organizations around the world have offered support after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said early Monday that 45 countries had offered to help with search and rescue efforts. Below is a list of some of those declarations of support: United States of america […]
