Tag: Turkey
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‘USA is here’ with help
long delayed visit Sources familiar with the plan said Blinken will hold further bilateral talks with Cavusoglu in Ankara on Monday and is also expected to meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Blinken’s first visit to Turkey as Foreign Minister had been planned for some time, but it is taking place only two years after he…
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Turkey ends earthquake rescue efforts except in two provinces
Cesar said search and rescue efforts continued in about 40 buildings across the provinces for the 14th day, but expected that number to drop by Sunday evening. The agency chief also said that the death toll in Turkey has risen to 40,689. The total death toll including Syria is now 44,377. Turkey’s Vice President Fuat…
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Blinken to Talk Aid, Nordic NATO bid to visit earthquake-hit Turkey
Sources familiar with the plan said Blinken is also expected to meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Since the earthquake, the United States has sent Turkey a search and rescue team, medical supplies, concrete breaking machinery, and an additional $85 million in humanitarian aid, which includes Syria. Blinken’s first trip to Turkey as Secretary of State…
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Turkish bulldozer operator prays for bodies to allow families to grave
Bojcrut said, “You recover a body from tons of rubble. Families are waiting with hope…they want a burial ceremony. They want a grave.” According to Islamic tradition, the dead should be buried as soon as possible. In one city cemetery, thousands of new graves far outnumbered the number before the quake, underscoring the scale of…
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Syrian child born in earthquake, adopted by uncle and aunt
The newborn was later identified as the child of Abdullah and Afrah Malihan, who died in the earthquake along with their other children in the rebel-held town of Jandaris in Syria’s Aleppo province. The infant was treated at Jihan Hospital in Afrin district further west until medics could verify the identities of his relatives. On…
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Desperate for signs of life as death toll crosses 46,000
Turkey’s death toll from the earthquake stands at 40,642, while more than 5,800 people have died in neighboring Syria, a toll that has not changed for several days. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, WFP director David Beasley said the Syrian and Turkish governments were cooperating very well, but that…
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Ghana winger Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey earthquake
Newcastle also paid tribute, saying: “A talented player and a special person, he will always be missed by our players, staff and supporters.” Atsu won 65 caps for Ghana and helped them reach the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where they lost on penalties to Ivory Coast. He was last selected to…
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Death toll crosses 45,000, many still missing
While many international rescue teams have left the huge quake zone, domestic teams continued to search through flattened buildings on Saturday, defying barriers and hoping to find survivors. Experts say that most rescue operations take place in the 24 hours following an earthquake. The Istanbul Fire Brigade said Hakan Yasinoglu, in his 40s, was rescued…
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Earthquake death toll crosses 45,000; Many still missing in flattened apartments
An exhausted Avcı was later reunited with his wife Bilge and daughter Almıl at a hospital in Mersin. Aid organizations say survivors will need help for months to come after the destruction of so much vital infrastructure. In neighboring Syria, already torn apart by more than a decade of civil war, a large number of…
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Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to bury their dead
According to Islamic traditions, the dead should be buried as soon as possible, if not immediately. Speaking at the Kahramanmaras cemetery this week, the deputy head of Turkey’s religious affairs directorate described the difficulties in burying bodies recovered from the rubble, adding that rituals sometimes must be adapted to take account of their condition. “No…
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Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to bury their dead
‘10,000 funerals’ According to Islamic traditions, the dead should be buried as soon as possible, if not immediately. Speaking at the Kahramanmaras cemetery this week, the deputy head of Turkey’s religious affairs directorate described the difficulties in burying bodies recovered from the rubble, adding that rituals sometimes must be adapted to take account of their…
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Turkey earthquake fueled speculation on HAARP’s role in natural disasters
Scientists have for years refuted claims that HAARP is a US government program to weaponize the atmosphere and subjugate the population.
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Bangladesh offers more aid to Turkey as earthquake death toll rises
The death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria topped 43,000 on Friday, as aid agencies stepped up efforts to help millions left homeless. Momen said people are overwhelmed by the scale of the devastation in Bangladesh. “It is a big blow for all of us in Bangladesh,” he told his Turkish counterpart. Cavusoglu said…
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Two more people were rescued in Turkey 11 days after the earthquake
For families still in Turkey waiting to repatriate relatives, anger is mounting over what they see as corrupt construction practices and deeply flawed urban development, resulting in thousands of homes and businesses being shattered. Turkey has promised to investigate anyone responsible for the buildings’ collapse and ordered the detention of more than 100 suspects, including…
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Homeless and destitute people focused on helping after the earthquake in Turkey
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.…