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A Month Since the Devastating Earthquake in Turkey
The Atlantic   08 March 2023   Turkey   Gaziantep  
An aerial view of a field hospital built by Belgium in the Kırıkhan district of Turkey's Hatay province, seen on February 28, 2023
<p>This week marked the passing of one month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep on February 6, followed by dozens of powerful aftershocks. More than 50,000 deaths have been reported across southern Turkey and northwestern ...
The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here's why
CNN   07 February 2023   Turkey, Syria   Nurdagi  
Powerful quake leaves thousands dead in Turkey and Syria
<p>More than 8,000 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands of others injured by the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday.<br />Thousands of buildings collapsed in the two nations and aid agencies are warning of "catastrophic" ...
Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake
The New York Times   30 October 2020   Greece   Samos  
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Izmir into the night.Credit...Usame Ari/Getty Images
<p>Rescue workers scrambled into the early morning Saturday in a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged ...
Several dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area
Aljazeera   23 February 2020   Turkey   Van province  
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<p>At least eight people have been killed and 21 others injured in Turkey's Van province following an earthquake early Sunday, the country's interior minister has said.<br />Three of those killed were children, according to Suleyman Soylu, adding that some ...
Turkey earthquake: At least 21 dead as buildings collapse
BBC NEWS   25 January 2020   Turkey   Elazig province  
The quake caused buildings to collapse
<p>At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey.<br />The 6.8 magnitude quake, centred on the town of Sivrice in Elazig province, caused buildings to collapse and sent residents rushing into the ...
Turkey earthquake: 5.7 magnitude quake strikes sending tremors through tourist hotspots
Express   20 March 2019   Turkey   Denizli  
Turkey has been rocked by an earthquake (Image: USGS•GETTY)
<p>AN EARTHQUAKE measuring up to 5.7 magnitude has rocked Denizli in Turkey, sending tremors across tourist hotspots. The European earthquake monitoring service said the quake measured 6.4 magnitude. The quake was also felt in the neighbouring Izmir and Antalya. ...