The number of people killed in a devastating earthquake that struck the Turkey-Syria border area neared 42,000 on Thursday, as search and rescue efforts continued 10 days later. In Turkey alone, 36,187 people died across 11 provinces, State News Agency,…
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province on Tuesday, but did not leave damages or casualties, the country’s weather agency said. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics reported that the earthquake happened at 13:02 p.m. local…
The Turkish government on Friday solicited humanitarian assistance from its Nigerian counterpart for victims of the recent devastating earthquake in the country. The Turkish Embassy in a statement said the assistance would cushion the effect of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake…
The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Nigeria has appealed for humanitarian assistance from Nigeria for victims of the earthquake that hit some provinces of Turkey on Feb. 6. The Embassy made this known in a statement made available…
Four people were killed on Thursday as a result of a magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua province, an official said. Residents had already retrieved the bodies of the four from the sea. They had been in a waterfront cafe when…
The number of dead in Turkey after Monday’s earthquake has risen to nearly 7,000, according to official figures. In Turkey, about 6,957 people have died and more than 38,000 have been injured, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD)…
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,500 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble. Authorities feared the…
An earthquake has rocked Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least fourteen people and damaging dozens of buildings, Al-Jazeera reported. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.6 quake on Monday was centred in the Cianjur region in…
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying several houses, officials said. At least six others were injured in the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit the country’s western region at around 2:12 a.m (2012…
