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  • Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll rises over 5400, 25900 injured

    Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll rises over 5400, 25900 injured

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    The total death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck at dawn on Monday in the state of Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey and northern Syria has risen to 5,415, while 25,918 were injured, as of Tuesday.

    In Turkey alone, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced that the death toll from the earthquake had risen to 3,703, and the injured to 22,168.

    The Turkish authorities announced a large jump in the death toll, after it recorded 2,921 dead earlier in the day.

    The number of injuries in Turkey jumped from 15,834 to 20,426 over the past few hours.

    Turkish authorities raised the alert to the fourth level, which includes a request for international assistance, while the emergency department warned of the presence of dangerous seismic activity in the region, and 312 aftershocks occurred in the aftermath of the earthquake.

    As per a report by Anadolu Agency, 3,294 personnel from 70 countries have been sent to help in the search and rescue operation.

    Together with the Turkish rescuers, 13,740 people have already been assigned to work in the disaster area. They are using 629 cranes and 360 vehicles, reports the BBC.

    The disaster agency further confirmed that an air bridge has been established, and 146 aid-delivering sorties have already been made. In total, 300,000 blankets and 41,504 family tents have been delivered, along with heaters and kitchen sets.

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    On the other hand, the number of earthquake victims throughout Syria rose to 1,712 dead and 3,750 injured in the governorates of Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idlib and Tartus, in an indefinite toll.

    Turkish President declares 3-month emergency in provinces hit by massive quakes

    Turkish President Erdogan on Tuesday declares 3-month state of emergency in 10 provinces hit by massive earthquakes.

    Turkish flags fly at half-staff throughout the nation as well as at its diplomatic missions overseas as the country observes seven day of national mourning.

    Kuwait launches air bridge to help Turkey

    On Tuesday, the first pilots of the air bridge, which the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, directed to send to Turkey.

    The bridge includes urgent medical aid and staff, and its launch was attended by the head of the Kuwaiti General Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Makrad, and the Turkish ambassador to Kuwait, Tuba Nur Sonmez.

    Qatar Red Crescent loses three employees in devastating earthquake

    On Tuesday, Qatar Red Crescent announced on Twitter, that it “lost 3 of its employees working in the field in northern Syria and southern Turkey, as a result of the devastating earthquake.”

    It explained that “a number of his employees lost their families.”

    3 UAE aid planes carrying emergency supplies arrive in Turkey

    United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, announced the arrival of three planes to Turkey as part of the air bridge.

    The Joint Operations Command of the UAE Ministry of Defense said that the arrival of aid planes “comes within the framework of Operation ‘The Gallant Knight 2’ to support brothers in Syria and Turkey, in implementation of the directives of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.”

    The quake, one of the strongest to hit the region in more than 100 years of records, struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, Gaziantep province, at a depth of 24.1 kilometers (14.9 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

    As per a report by AFP, the toll continues to rise, as a very large number of people are still under the rubble. Also, rain, snow and low temperatures with the onset of darkness hinder the efforts of rescuers in Turkey.

    Under these circumstances, the World Health Organization expected the final outcome to be much greater than the announced non-final numbers. 

    “There is a constant possibility of additional collapses, and we often see numbers that are 8 times higher than the initial numbers,” Catherine Smallwood, director of emergencies at the World Health Organization’s European office, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is preparing to run for elections on May 14, called for national unity.

    “We hope to get out of this disaster together as soon as possible and with the least possible damage,” he wrote on Twitter, noting that Turkey had received aid from 45 countries. Erdogan declared a seven-day national mourning in the country.

    Source: With inputs from IANS



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  • Turkey-Syria earthquake: Syrian mother gives birth to baby under rubble

    Turkey-Syria earthquake: Syrian mother gives birth to baby under rubble

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    Amid multiple earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, a newborn baby boy was found under rubble in Syria.

    A Syrian woman has reportedly gave birth to a baby under the rubble.

    In a 5-second video clip of the baby being rescued from the collapsed structure has gone viral on social media platforms.

    In the short video, we can see a rescuer carrying the new born baby and rushing out of the fallen structure for help.

    As per the media reports, the newly born baby survived after being rescued. On the other hand, mother who gave birth to him under the wreckage couldn’t survive.

    The video clip has been shared by Journalist, SME in Syrian and Kurdish affairs, Hoshang Hassan on Twitter.

    “A baby was born while his mother was being rescued from the rubble as a result of the earthquake that occurred today,” Hassan tweeted.

    On February 6, 2023 a powerful earthquake struck Turkey causing devastating damage in Turkey and Syria. As per official record, more than 5,000 lives have been lost in the swarm of tremors.

    It is noteworthy that the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which occurred at dawn today, Monday, is the most violent since 1999, with a magnitude of 7.7, and caused the collapse of thousands of buildings and residential homes, and resulted in the injury and death of thousands of citizens.

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  • Turkey-Syria quake toll crosses 4300

    Turkey-Syria quake toll crosses 4300

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    Ankara/Damascus: The death toll due to the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has increased to more than 4,300 as rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors amid heavy rain and snow in the two neighbouring nations, according to media reports.

    As of Tuesday morning, the toll in Turkey stood at 2,921, while in Syria it increased to 1,451, the BBC reported.

    According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), there were at least 15,834 injured persons, while 7,840 people were pulled alive.

    The AFAD also noted that at least 5,606 buildings destroyed, adding that a total of 14,720 people are currently providing assistance in the disaster zone, including military personnel, reports Xinhua news agency.

    The devastating 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey’s southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4.17 a.m. on Monday morning, which was followed by a 6.4-magnitude temblor a few minutes later in Gaziantep province.

    The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was 23 km east of Nurdagi in Gaziantep, at a depth of 24.1 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

    At around 1.30 p.m, athird 7.5-magnitude tremor hit Kahramanmaras, which officials said was “not an aftershock”.

    There were more than 60 aftershocks recorded throughout the day.

    Meanwhile in Syria, of the overall toll, 711 deaths were recorded across government-controlled areas, mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Tartus, CNN quoted state news agency SANA as saying.

    The “White Helmets” group, officially known as the Syria Civil Defence, reported 740 deaths in opposition-controlled areas.

    Much of northwestern Syria, which borders Turkey, is controlled by anti-government forces amid the ongoing bloody civil war that began in 2011.

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the toll may rise dramatically as search and rescue operations are still continuing in both the countries, the BBC reported.

    In the Turkish city of Osmaniye, near the epicentre, heavy rain hampered rescuers as they searched through the rubble looking for survivors.

    The city was left without power in the aftermath of the devastation.

    The earthquake has also caused significant damage to three airports across Turkey, creating additional challenges for aid deliveries.

    A host of countries have sent rescue workers to help the stricken region and have offered support.

    US President Joe Biden spoke earlier to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reaffirming “the readiness of the United States to provide any and all needed assistance”.

    In a statement, the White House said Biden “noted that US teams are deploying quickly to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and co-ordinate other assistance that may be required by people affected by the earthquakes, including health services or basic relief items”.

    India on Monday announced that two teams of NDRF comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment were ready to be flown to the affected regions.

    Medical teams were also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines. Relief material would be dispatched in coordination with the Government of Republic of Turkey and Indian Embassy in Ankara and Consulate General office in Istanbul.

    On Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would provide an “initial” $10 million in aid, to go to humanitarian groups, while his New Zealand counterpart Chris Hipkins also announced $1.5 million in aid.

    South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol issued an order to send rescuers and emergency medical items to Turkey.

    The European Union is sending search and rescue teams to Turkey, while rescuers from the Netherlands and Romania are already on their way.

    The UK has said it will send 76 specialists, equipment and rescue dogs.

    France, Germany, and Israel have also pledged to help.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered help to both Turkey and Syria, as has Iran.

    Monday’s quake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when a tremor of the same magnitude killed 30,000 people in Erzincan province, according to the USGS.

    Earthquakes of this magnitude are rare, with fewer than five occurring each year on average, anywhere in the world, says the USGS.

    Seven quakes with magnitude 7.0 or greater have struck Turkey in the past 25 years, but Monday’s is the most powerful.

    Monday’s earthquake was powerful enough to be felt as far away as Cyprus, Lebanon and Israel.

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  • Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes

    Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes

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    Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes

    Jerusalem: Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Turkey, local authorities said.

    The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents of the city of Beit She’an and dozens of other localities in the area to boil drinking and cooking water, Xinhua news agency reported.

    Israel’s Mekorot national water company explained that earthquake shock waves caused dirt to enter the water at drilling sites in the area.

    Powerful earthquakes rocked southern Turkey and its neighbour Syria early Monday, killing at least 2,700 people.

    The earthquakes were also strongly felt in Israel and Lebanon.

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  • Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 3,500

    Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 3,500

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    Istanbul/Damascus: Over 3,500 people were killed – more than 2,370 in Turkey and at least 1,400 in Syria, thousands more were injured, and extensive damage was caused in both countries, including fires in fuel pipelines and oil refineries, as a massive quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, struck the two countries’ border region early on Monday.

    As rescue teams scrambled in freezing weather to extricate trapped people from under debris of collapsed buildings and arrange shelter for the affected, another major earthquake, measuring 7.5, rocked the same region, as did dozens of after-shocks. Some of these were so powerful as to be classed as major quakes in their own right.

    The death toll in Turkey has risen to 2,379, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay, while more than 14,483 people have been injured after the two quakes.

    He said that there were as many as 145 aftershocks following both quakes, three of whose magnitudes were larger than 6.

    Figures from Syria put the toll at above 1,444, across government and rebel-held areas, the BBC reported.

    The 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Turkey’s Gaziantep early on Monday (local time) and its tremors were said to be felt all around the Middle East region from Cairo to Beirut to Baghdad. It even prompted Italy to declare a tsunami warning.

    The new 7.5-magnitude tremor hit at around 1.30 p.m. local time and was described, by officials, as a new quake, not an aftershock.

    Pictures from the affected areas were harrowing, showing widespread destruction of public and private property, including some ancient cultural sites, and traumatised people. People, who were lucky enough to escape into the open, were seen crying about their kin still trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings as others tried to provide solace and assurance.

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s adviser Inur Cevik, terming the disaster “widespread and devastating”, said there was no shortage of resources in trying to find survivors, but rather that it was a race against time.

    “The adverse weather conditions and people that are under the rubble, you have to save them before the weather drops in and kills these people because of the cold, so people who are now under the rubble, there’s a mad rush to get them out,” Cevik told the BBC.

    “We have radars, body sensors, but you know there’s so much widespread devastation that you can’t reach everywhere – some of it you have to listen (for)… (People are asked to stay) silent so that they can hear some people calling for help.”

    The wave of destruction swept through 10 Turkish provinces, including Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis, while in Syria, northern Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Tartus were the affected areas, RT reported.

    In both countries, the quake caused damage to key infrastructure. In Turkey’s Kilis Province, natural gas pipelines ruptured, with the fuel bursting into large plumes of flame, according to footage circulating online. Operator BOTAS said it cut the flow, but pressurized gas in the pipeline continued to feed the fires.

    In Syria, a refinery in the city of Baniyas, one of the largest in the country, had to be shut down for at least 48 hours due to cracks in the chimney of its power unit, the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources reported. Train services were also shut as a precautionary measure.

    The leaders of countries around the world have pledged to send support to help rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria, while the UN held a minute of silence as a gesture.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin sent messages of condolence to his Turkish and Syrian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bashar al Assad and said his government was ready to help. Russian rescue teams have been sent to both countries to assist at the disaster sites, RT reported.

    US President Joe Biden, in a tweet, said: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. I have directed my team to continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkiye and provide any and all needed assistance.”

    UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement: “My thoughts are with the people of Turkiye and Syria this morning, particularly with those first responders working so valiantly to save those trapped by the earthquake. The UK stands ready to help in whatever way we can.”

    French President Emmanuel Macron described the images coming from both countries as “terrible” and said his country “stands ready to provide emergency aid”, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country mourned with the relatives of those killed and “will of course send help”.

    India on Monday said it was ready to help Turkey in its hour of crisis.

    Expressing concern and shock over the massive earthquake, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India’s “140 crore people are with the victims of the earthquake in Turkey”.

    In response to a tweet by President Erdogan, Modi said, “Anguished by the loss of lives and damage of property due to the Earthquake in Turkey. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. India stands in solidarity with the people of Turkey and is ready to offer all possible assistance to cope with this tragedy.”

    The Ministry of External Affairs said that in light of Prime Minister Modi’s instructions to offer all possible assistance to cope with the earthquake in Turkey, P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, held a meeting to discuss immediate relief measures.

    It said that two teams of NDRF comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment are ready to be flown to Turkey for search and rescue operations.

    Medical teams are also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines. Relief material will be dispatched in coordination with the Turkish government.

    Israel has said it will send search and rescue and medical teams to both Turkey and Syria.

    “This is what we do around the world and this is what we do in areas close to us,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the BBC reported.

    Other countries like Azerbaijan, Greece, Serbia, and Spain have also offered help.

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