[ad_1] We must retrofit and audit the existing infrastructure to ensure that they are able to withstand seismic forces, and we must change our construction practices to suit the seismicity of our zone, writes Uzma Khan An undated photograph showing Christain missionaries treating people in an open dispensary in Baramulla. TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey’s tourism industry is recovering from a major setback caused by the February 6 devastating earthquakes, business insiders said. The number of tourism bookings rose by nearly 40 per cent in mid-March compared with that of last year, after a one-and-a-half months slowdown following the earthquakes, said HamitContinue Reading
[ad_1] Srinagar, Mar 22: Stating that Jammu & Kashmir among many areas are highly vulnerable to earthquakes, the experts here on Wednesday said that instead of panicking, there is a need to come up with earthquake resistant human infrastructure that leads to the loss of lives and damage to theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: An official report has estimated that the twin earthquakes that hit southern Turkey on February 6 cost approximately 2 trillion Turkish liras (about $105.2 billion) for the country. The report, announced by Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Ministry and prepared by the presidency’s department of strategy and budget, predictedContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Over a month after three devastating earthquakes struck Turkey, experts are trying to piece together information on the compliance level of buildings in the geologically fragile region. A recent report outlining preliminary findings of damage assessment of the earthquakes shows violations of the building code stipulations inContinue Reading
[ad_1] Foreign countries|Earthquakes Previously, Finland provided Turkey with expert assistance and emergency accommodation capacity for around 3,000 people. Finland at the turn of the week, delivered more material aid to the earthquake areas of Turkey, says the Ministry of the Interior. Part of the aid is delivered from Turkey toContinue Reading
[ad_1] First modification: 02/28/2023 – 02:59 The World Bank estimated the economic cost of the damage caused in Turkey by the strong earthquakes that affected the southeast of the country at the beginning of the month at more than 34,000 million dollars, while warning that reconstruction could cost twice thatContinue Reading
[ad_1] Massive earthquakes can hit these parts of India any time, warns NGRI- Details Here The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) on Tuesday predicted massive earthquakes in the Himalayan region with the potential to affect Uttarakhand and Nepal in the near future. It, however, added that strong building structures can prevent loss of propertyContinue Reading
[ad_1] The powerful earthquakes that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria just over a week ago are the “worst natural disaster in the WHO European Region for a century,” said Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Europe. “We are still learning about its magnitude. Its true costContinue Reading
[ad_1] In the past week the death toll from the earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey, flattening buildings and laying waste to towns and cities, has rocketed. Journalist Ruth Michaelson has been travelling around the devastated area, meeting survivors who have been waiting for days for rescue and relief effortsContinue Reading