Quake-hit Japan braces for more aftershocks, rain

[ad_1] Representative Image Tokyo: Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa on Saturday remained on high alert for aftershocks and rain after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area, leaving one dead and 22 others injured. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned strong aftershocks could occur in the span of around aContinue Reading

Kashmir NGO collects blankets, woolens for quake-hit Turkey

[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 14: A Kashmir-based local NGO ‘We the Helping Hands foundation’ has extended their hands to support devastating earthquake victims with humanitarian assistance. Umer Wani, who heads the foundation told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that after watching the horrific and heart-wrenching videos and images of the earthquakeContinue Reading

UN dispatches aid through Turkey to quake-hit Syria

[ad_1] Photo: Syria Civil Defense/Twitter Ankara: The UN’ first convoy of aid crossed from Turkey to Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, three days after the devastating earthquake, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Six truckloads of aid entered the Bab al-Hawa border crossing through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey’s southern HatayContinue Reading