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 […]
Having completed the search and rescue efforts in Türkiye, the teams of the Spanish rescue organization, USAR, set out for Spain with roses for their bravery and support from the personnel at Istanbul Airport. The Spanish team wrote on their social media account, “We have left behind a task that will have a lasting effect. […]
The Greek search and rescue teams that returned to their country after completing their mission in Türkiye, where severe earthquakes killed and injured tens of thousands, were greeted with great love. Two teams from the Greek Special Disaster Unit (EMAK), each consisting of 36 personnel, were welcomed by Health Minister Thanos Plevris and Climate Crisis […]
In cooperation with Turkish, Armenian and US search and rescue teams, two young women were rescued from the rubble in Adıyaman, Türkiye. After the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that hit 11 provinces in Türkiye, foreign search and rescue teams from that came from various regions of the world continue saving lives in the country. […]
In response to the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, the Libyan government dispatched two aid planes to Turkey and Syria to provide support to the affected populations. The planes carried more than 70 medical personnel, rescue workers, and first responders, according to Libyan aid official Gibril Shtewi. Additionally, a Libyan search-and-rescue team of 55 people and four […]