In the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes centered in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, the 12-kilometer fault line passing through the İslahiye district of Gaziantep was broken. The fault line, which started in the Fevzipaşa neighborhood, caused a crack that reached from the garden of Islahiye State Hospital to the farmlands. Tons of concrete floor blocks in […]
A 10-year-old girl named Ayça was rescued from rubble in the 185th hour of the severe earthquakes that hit the Mediterrenean region of Türkiye on February 6th. Thanks to the meticulous effort of the rescue teams, the little girl was removed from beneath the debris and taken to the hospital by ambulance
After the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş, aid to Türkiye and Syria continues. The first batch of 10,000 mobile houses were sent by Qatar for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, departing from the Hamad Port. According to Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development, there are […]
Ukrainian soldier Roman, who is in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region where the violent clashes between Ukraine and Russia continue, offered his condolences to Türkiye in a video. “I love your country, I love your people. I’m really sorry for what happened. This tragedy is terrifying, terrifying. We Ukrainians know how terrible it is for […]
A commemoration event was held in Gaza, Palestine, to honor the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria with Kahramanmaraş as the epicenter. Participants held candles, Turkish and Syrian flags, and banners expressing their solidarity with the victims. The Mayor of Gaza expressed their sadness […]
Refugees, who had been living in Palais 48, the former tax office building in Brussels, Belgium, that is currently out of use and waiting for repair, were kicked out of the building. Having said that they were not informed about the evacuation decision, the refugees have begun to wait on the streets. Some non-governmental organizations […]
Sekine Kerimova, a 77-year-old homeless woman in Baku, Azerbaijan, donated her pocket money to the Turkish disaster and emergency management organization, AFAD, to help the victims of the severe earthquakes in Türkiye. “I felt very bad when I saw them, the children. I sent 50 manats in my pocket to help them,” says the generous […]
South Wales fire brigade leader Emma Atcherley and English search and rescue personnel shared their experiences in the devastating scenes formed after the Türkiye earthquake. The search and rescue efforts continue in the disaster zones.
Earthquakes in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye have formed large cracks on the Antakya-Demirköprü highway. The Reyhanlı-Demirköprü direction has been closed to transportation. Batuhan Yıldırım, a citizen who stopped by the damaged road to take a video, said, “We came here (Kahramanmaraş) to help, we are heading to Kırıkhan. We saw this place on […]
A massive fissure, approximately 200 meters wide and 30 meters deep, was created in Tepehan Village of Hatay Altınözü District, Türkiye after the earthquake. The rift split the 35-decare olive orchard down the middle, causing concern among local residents. The fissure was captured from the air using a drone and some residents reported hearing a […]