A shallow magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region after it was devastated earlier this month by temblors that killed tens of thousands of people. Monday’s aftershock in Turkey’s Hatay province was at a depth of 2km (1.2 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04pm (17:04 GMT) and was strongly … [Read more...]
Turkey earthquake rescue operations to end, government says
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) says search and rescue operations have ended in most provinces nearly two weeks after this month’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. “The death toll due to the earthquakes rose to 40,642, and the work of searching and rescue for people stuck under the debris has ended in most of the provinces,” Yunis … [Read more...]
Search for survivors after earthquake hits Turkey and Syria
More than 500 people have been killed as they slept in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit in the early hours of Monday morning, in one of the most powerful quakes in the region in at least a century. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Thousands more were injured as the quake wiped out entire sections of major cities in a … [Read more...]
Moment second 7.7 earthquake hits Turkey caught on live tv
Many thousands are feared dead after two "once-in-a-century" earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria today. A massive 7.8 magnitude shock - one of the biggest for 100 years - was followed hours later by another huge 7.5 magnitude quake, devastating at least 12 cities. Frantic survivors used their bare hands to dig through the rubble of flattened homes and were filmed pulling … [Read more...]
Building collapses in violent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey
AT LEAST 641 people have been killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey. Horror pictures show the devastation as buildings collapsed crushing and trapping people inside at 4am local time. The enormous quake - the biggest to hit the country in 100 years - also caused devastation in neighbouring Syria. Rescuers are now digging through the rubble as the … [Read more...]