The death toll in Turkey from last month’s major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to set up container cities to house for the longer-term those left homeless by the disaster. The combined death toll including those killed in Syria has …
Read More »Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 mln left homeless by earthquakes
Turkey has begun initial work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as a U.N. Development Program (UNDP) estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes …
Read More »Turkey ends earthquake rescue efforts in all but two provinces
Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. “In many of our provinces, search and rescue efforts have been completed. They continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay provinces,” …
Read More »Survivors rescued 12 days after Turkey earthquake
More than 46,000 people were confirmed dead in the aftermath of the earthquakes which struck Turkey and Syria Three survivors, one of whom was a child, were successfully rescued from the rubble of a building in Turkey’s Hatay province on Saturday, according to the Anadolu news agency. However, a reporter …
Read More »Ex-Newcastle footballer found dead in Turkey
Christian Atsu had been missing since the earthquakes on February 6 The remains of ex-Newcastle and Chelsea footballer Christian Atsu have been identified in the rubble of a block of high-rise apartments in the Turkish province of Hatay, according to his agent. Atsu had been missing since massive earthquakes rocked …
Read More »Turkish minister escapes fire blast (VIDEO)
Government official Fahrettin Koca was visiting an area devastated by the recent earthquakes when the incident happened Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca escaped injury after embers exploded from a fire as he was inspecting rescue efforts in the southern province of Hatay, which was badly hit by the devastating recent …
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