Tag: Earthquake
Turkey: Earthquakes to disrupt Turkey’s growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections
ANKARA: Massive earthquakes in Turkey will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara’s budget and cut economic growth by up two percentage points this…
Turkey: ‘Waiting for our dead’: Anger builds at Turkey’s earthquake response
GAZIANTEP: With every passing moment, Ebru Firat knows the chances dim of finding her cousin alive under the rubble of a flattened building in the…
Turkey-Syria earthquake: A glance at the world’s deadliest quakes in past 25 years
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people in the two countries. The death toll is expected to rise…
The Turkish street that lies in ruins after the quake
HATAY: Street no. 21 in Hatay, Turkey was, on Sunday, a happy home for dozens of families.By Monday, there was hardly anything left of it.Turkey’s…
Kahramanmaras earthquake: Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help
KAHRAMANMARAS: It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter’s hand.And despite the icy weather, he refuses to let it go,…
Port: Shipping containers ablaze at earthquake-stricken Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, operations halted
ISKENDERUN (TURKEY): Hundreds of shipping containers were ablaze at Turkey‘s Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, shutting down operations and forcing freight liners to divert vessels to…
Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces
ANTARA: Turkey has declared seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolted southern provinces of the country. At least 1,541 people were killed and 9733…
Kahramanmaras earthquake: What to know about the big earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria | World News
NEW YORK: A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands of people.Also…
Explained: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?
LONDON: The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with…
Kahramanmaras earthquake: Another massive earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria | World News
NEW DELHI: Hours after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,300 people in Turkey and Syria, another major earthquake rocked the region on Monday. A…