Kazakh search and rescue teams have returned home after participating in earthquake relief efforts in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. The first group arrived at Almaty Airport yesterday, and the second group reached Astana this morning. Kazakhstan Interior Minister Yuriy Ilyin and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Astana Ufuk Ekici greeted the team families upon their arrival. Kazakhstan had sent […]
Torrential rains caused deadly floods and landslides in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing 35 people, including a child. Search and rescue teams are currently operating in the area while previously closed roads are gradually reopening. Due to landslides, Rio Carnival events in several locations were cancelled. Many people are missing, and over 50 houses have been […]
The unfinished lives of those who died in the earthquakes were heartbreaking in Türkiye. About 300 people who died in the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, were buried in the İslahiye Asri cemetery in the Gaziantep district. The tombs, where six or seven members of one family were buried next to one another, demonstrated the earthquake’s […]
While aid campaigns continue in many countries after the earthquake in Türkiye, the people of Heilbronn, Germany prayed for those affected by the devastating disaster. Meanwhile, approximately 80 thousand euros of fund was raised in a week in the aid tent set up in the city center.
Research and development on autonomous aircraft continue. A Chinese-made autonomous aircraft, the EHang 216, has successfully completed its test flight in Oita, Japan, recently. The EHang 216 was developed by EHang, a leading drone manufacturer in China, and has a two-person capacity. It is planned to be used for low-altitude, medical assistance, and short-distance logistics.
The “Brave Knight 2” operation, launched by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria, continues. Within the scope of the operation, a total of 3,311 tons of aid materials have been sent to both countries with 116 cargo planes so far, according to the UAE Ministry of Defense. […]
A commemoration ceremony was held in Prague, Czechia, for the victims of the recent earthquake in Kahramanmaraş. Attendees included Turks, Czechs, and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Prague, Egemen Bağış. The event included a moment of silence and information about the earthquake was shared in Turkish, Czech, and English. Participants called for help to Türkiye, and some […]
Besides the apartments and other buildings that were demolished and damaged by the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye on February 6, the historical structures that are located in every corner of the affected cities were also severely damaged. Many tombstones in the 250-year-old Sancaktar Cemetery, which was registered as a cultural property in Malatya thanks […]
A search and rescue team that continues working in the Nurhak district of Kahramanmaraş after the devastating Türkiye earthquakes rescued two sheep and a lamb from rubble 322 hours after the disaster. The animals were returned to their owner after being checked by a veterinarian. The team has given the lamb the name ‘Hope’.
The lost dog of the Yazarlı family, who were rescued from the rubble of their house in Antakya on the first day of the Türkiye earthquake, was found days later by volunteer veterinarians who set up a tent hospital for the animals. The moment a phone call was arrenged between the family and the dog, […]