A 7.7-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş, was felt in many cities in Turkey. After the earthquake, a container overturned in the port in Hatay’s Iskenderun district and started a fire. Many firefighters attempted to put out the blaze, but despite hours of efforts, the fire could not be put out.
In the city of Aleppo, a pregnant woman gave birth while trapped under the rubble, following the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria. Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing. The baby was rescued by teams and is reported to be in good health, but the mother unfortunately lost her life.
The death toll from a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Syria continues to rise. According to the Syrian Ministry of Health, the death toll has increased to 769 and the number of those injured to 1448. The ministry stated that this outcome is not final and the alert continues in all public and private health facilities. […]
Thousands of nurses affiliated with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union in the UK have declared a two-day strike to protest against inflation. In their organized protests in front of hospitals and the Prime Minister’s office, nurses are requesting better working conditions and wage increases to keep pace with double-digit inflation. Seventy-three medical facilities […]
After the earthquakes that hit Kahramanmaraş, search and rescue teams from various countries have arrived in Türkiye to provide support in the affected areas. The Czech Republic sent a team of 69 people, including one Turkish volunteer, which departed from Ostrava Leos Janacek and Prague Vaclav Havel airports. The German search and rescue team, consisting […]
A 6-storey building, located in Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık district center, collapsed in the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that occurred in the morning. The Güneş family living in the building was trapped under the rubble. The mother, a teacher, sent a message to her coworkers at school asking for help. Early in the morning, a mother, father, and son […]
According to the Syrian Ministry of Health, the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Kahramanmaraş province of Türkiye has caused at least 403 people to die and 1,284 people to be injured in the cities of Aleppo, Hama, Tartus and Latakia. The ministry also stated that numerous buildings collapsed in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus due […]
After the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Mediterranean region in Türkiye and killed many citizens, a fire truck that set off from Antalya to provide support in scenes of disaster collided with a minibus in the district of Mavangat. A woman in the minibus died, and three people were injured. A person from the minibus […]
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş province caused loss of life and destruction in the region. Many buildings were destroyed, especially in the northwest of the country. While houses and shelters were destroyed in Sarmada and Atarib districts, rescue efforts to save those under the rubble continue intensively in Idlib. Additionally, the […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks that struck the Mediterranean region of the country and were also felt in Syria has increased to 912 and the number of injured to 5,385. While aftershocks keep coming, 2,470 people have been recovered from 2,818 destroyed […]