Azerbaijan has sent aid to Türkiye to alleviate the effects of the earthquake, which occured in Kahramanmaraş and was also felt in Syria. Upon the order of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the search and rescue team of 370 people under the Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations set off from Baku to Türkiye. Three planes […]
A chain-reaction traffic accident involving about 15 cars and intercity buses occurred, due to heavy snowfall and fog on a highway located in the Niğde province of Türkiye at around 11:00 local time. Dozens of light injuries and the serious condition of a bus driver were reported. A large number of police and ambulance teams […]
According to a report received at 23:19 local time on Saturday, nine fishermen went missing after their boat capsized off southwestern South Korea. Among the 12 fishermen on board, three were rescued by a nearby vessel. However, the rest of the fishermen could not be found despite search operations that were carried out with aircrafts […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 that occurred in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş province was also felt in Syria’s cities of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia. The Syrian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 237 dead and 516 injured. Many buildings were destroyed in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartous. […]
Thousands protested the government’s bill to cancel the public holiday, the Day of Great Prayer, to help finance defense expenditures that increased due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in the capital, Copenhagen. The demonstration of assumedly 50,000 people, organized by labor unions, against the cancellation of the Christian holiday, dating back to 1686, is recorded […]
At least 8 people, mostly policemen, were wounded after a massive explosion occurred near a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Both first aid and police teams were dispatched to the scene. Police reported that security guards were the intended target of the blast, and the injured were taken to Quetta Civil Hospital.
A fire broke out around 8:00 p.m. local time at the Bright Moon Buddhist temple in Springvale, Melbourne, Australia. It quickly grew and engulfed the main 2-story building. 150 firefighters battled the blaze, which was extinguished at 10:35 p.m. While the temple was severely damaged in the blaze, no deaths or injuries have been reported […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at 04:17 at a depth of 7 kilometers in the Pazarcık district of Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş province. Turkish Disaster and Management Authority (AFAD) announced that the earthquake, followed by 66 aftershocks, 3 of which were 6 magnitude, were felt in 10 provinces, including large cities such as Adana […]
Mudurnu, the historical district located in Bolu, Türkiye, turned white after about 5 days of snowfall. As one of Bolu’s important tourism destinations with the title of “Cittaslow”, Mudurnu is enchanting its visitors with the winter scenery formed by the white roofs of historical wooden houses and trees. Snow depth reached up to 15 centimeters […]
The annual Lantern Festival of Taiwanese, one of the most colorful festivals in the Far East, is being held in the capital, Taipei, for the first time in 23 years. On the first day of the festival, hundreds of handmade lanterns in various designs and colors welcomed the visitors who came regardless of the rainy […]