No loss of life or property was reported from the earthquake: Photo: File Wellington: A tsunami warning has been issued in New Zealand after a strong earthquake. According to New Zealand media, the magnitude of the earthquake that occurred on Thursday morning in Karma Dak Islands was recorded at 7.1 on the Richter scale, while…
In Turkey, 13 people died due to heavy rains and floods in the earthquake-affected areas, while many people went missing after being washed away in flood channels. A flood situation has arisen in Turkey’s earthquake-affected areas of Adyaman and Sanli-Arafa after heavy rains started on Tuesday night. It is said that 11 people living in…
The Commission of Inquiry on Syria pointed to “failures that hindered the delivery of urgent and lifesaving aid” to the largely opposition-held northwest region, in the days after the 6 February quakes. Humanitarian assessments point to more than 7,000 people killed in Syria by the natural disaster. Rescue equipment lacking At a press conference in…
Mr. Grandi met with people who have been affected by the catastrophe, as well as aid workers on the ground. He also reviewed and discussed the immediate humanitarian response with the authorities. The earthquakes struck on 6 February, killing some 54,000 people across the region, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which he heads….
Istanbul: After the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey this month, reconstruction of houses is going on, while the death toll has also been announced at the official level. In this regard, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has said that 47 thousand 932 people died in the earthquakes in the center of Kahraman Marash and 6…
According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, more than 250,000 people have been affected, which is almost 80 per cent of the country’s population. First Judy, then Kevin Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit by Cyclone Kevin, a category four storm that…
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has strongly criticized the delay in aid to the earthquake victims. The emir of Qatar says he is concerned about the delay in the delivery of aid to the victims of last month’s earthquake in Syria. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the opening of the…
More than 50,000 people died in the earthquake that occurred in Turkey on February 26; Photo: File Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his determination to rebuild the devastated areas and said that he has worked day and night to provide safe, comfortable and modern housing to the citizens displaced by the earthquake. According to the…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the members of parliament of the ruling party and said that he is not thinking of postponing the election date. According to the Arab media from Ankara, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on this occasion that the government is not thinking of postponing the presidential and parliamentary elections due…
There was also an earthquake in Turkey on February 6, in which 50,000 people died, Photo: Al Jazeera. Ankara: In Turkey’s second major earthquake this month, a factory collapsed along with several buildings, killing one worker and injuring dozens. According to the World News Agency, the 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the Malatya province of Turkey caused…
