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Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath
Published On: February 10, 2023 11:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — A teenager was pulled largely unscathed from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep early Friday, in a dramatic rescue that belied the reality that the chances of finding many more survivors four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed tens of thousands are shrinking fast.
Turkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 15,000
Published On: February 9, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 9: The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week passed 15,000 on Thursday amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams.
Rescuers dig through rubble as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 7,800
Published On: February 8, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 8: The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,800 people on Tuesday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.
In Turkey, night fills with screams and crying as earthquake rescues go on
Published On: February 7, 2023 09:10 AM NPT By: Reuters
HATAY, Turkey/DAMASCUS, Feb 7: The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved ones as the death toll in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria rose to more than 3,700.
At least 245 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake
Published On: February 6, 2023 01:37 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
BEIRUT, Feb 6: At least 245 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre in neighbouring Turkey, state media and a medical source said.
Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; about 300 dead, many trapped
Published On: February 6, 2023 12:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
DIYARBAKIR/ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 6: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.
Turkey earthquake of magnitude 7.9 shakes central region, Syria
Published On: February 6, 2023 09:17 AM NPT By: Reuters
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 6: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck southern Turkey early on Monday and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing buildings and sending residents into the snowy streets, witnesses and broadcasters said.
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
Published On: February 5, 2023 07:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who became a key US ally during the "war on terror", died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday aged 79 after a long illness.
40 killed in southwest Pakistan bus crash
Published On: January 29, 2023 02:15 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 29, 2023 (AFP) - At least 40 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said Sunday.
Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan
Published On: January 29, 2023 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,Jan 29: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the Islamic Republic.
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