Pak Man's Turkey Quake Donation Moves PM Sharif, But Twitter Has Questions

2023-02-13T13:17+0100ndtvnews (en)

Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting and inflation soaring. Amid this, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday claimed that an anonymous Pakistani national donated $30 million to Turkey- Syria earthquake victims. Mr.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif was brutally vandalized after claiming an anonymous Pakistani donated US$30 million to Turkey earthquake victims

2023-02-13T11:45+0100worldakkam (en)

Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif was brutally vandalized after claiming an anonymous Pakistani donated US$30 million to Turkey earthquake victims. In a bizarre claim, Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif claimed that an unnamed Pakistani donated $30 million to victims of the Turkey- Syria earthquake.

Anonymous Pakistani donates $30 million to Turkey earthquake, netizens fume

2023-02-13T09:00+0100firstpost (en)

Islamabad: Pakistan has been reeling under acute economic crisis with the country’s foreign currency reserves fallen to less than $3 billion. Amid this, an anonymous Pakistani national donated $30 million to Turkey- Syria earthquake victims, claimed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif brutally trolled for claiming anonymous Pakistani gave USD 30mln to Turkey earthquake victims

2023-02-13T05:48+0100dnaindia (en)

In a bizarre claim, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that an anonymous Pakistani has donated USD 30 million for the victims of Turkey- Syria earthquake. The Pakistan PM said that the Pakistani citizen went to the Turkish embassy in the US and made the donation.

Cypriot students won a championship in Turkey and then the earthquake killed them!

2023-02-13T01:17+0100archyde (en)

A week after one of the largest humanitarian disasters to hit the region, the tragic stories left behind by the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey continue to flood in. In another painful story, the volleyball team, which included students from Northern Cyprus, died among the 35,000 victims of the disaster.

Humanitarian Situation in North-West Syria - Following the Devastating Earthquake - Situation report v:04, 09 February 2023 [EN/AR]

2023-02-12T19:13+0100reliefWeb (en)

Chances Of Survival Are Shrinking With Every Minute. On February 6, 2023, at dawn, a strong earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale, resulting in hundreds of casualties and thousands of injured in Turkey and North-West Syria.

In news in Turkey, Army parachute medics’ first assistance mission was Bengal 1946

2023-02-12T05:51+0100expressindia (en)

The Indian Army’s humanitarian assistance to Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the country last week has brought into focus 60 Para Field Hospital, the medical unit of the Parachute Brigade which was rushed to the country for immediate assistance.

Govt to continue assistance for Turkiye, Syria earthquake victims, says Rana Tanvir

2023-02-12T05:35+0100nation (en)

LAHORE - Federal Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain on Saturday said that the government would continue taking all out measures for providing assistance and complete restoration for Turkiye and Syria earthquake victims. Talking to the media along with Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique after....

Govt to continue assistance for Turkiye, Syria quake victims: Tanvir

2023-02-12T05:24+0100dailytimesPK (en)

Federal Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain on Saturday said that the government would continue taking all out measures for providing assistance and complete restoration for Turkiye and Syria earthquake victims. Talking to the media along with Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique after dispatching relief....

‘Utang ng loob’: Romualdez office to donate $100,000 to Turkey quake victims

2023-02-12T04:55+0100mb-com-ph (en)

House Speaker Martin Romualdez has never forgotten his debt of gratitude to the good people of Turkey when typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) struck his province of Leyte nearly a decade ago. As such, the House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, announced Sunday, Feb.

Lessons from Turkiye-Syria Earthquake

2023-02-11T22:04+0100sundayobserver (en)

In fact, some seismologists have managed to “predict” earthquakes by analysing seismological data that go back several decades. Actually, even those without any seismological knowledge can do this as minute-by-minute seismic data is available on the Internet.

Turkey and Syria earthquake: A newborn, a family of six and a couple are among those rescued from the rubble | world News

2023-02-11T18:02+0100exbulletin (en)

The tower block was only 600 feet from the Mediterranean Sea and the earthquake caused the sea to rise and flood downtown up to feet from where they were trapped. Save a newborn baby. Please use the Chrome browser for an easily accessible video player. 0:47 10-day-old baby rescued after 90 hours.

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Horror, brief happiness, then heartache in search for three sisters under collapsed building

2023-02-11T17:31+0100heart (en)

Mohamed Kano, 21, has just come back from taking the bodies of his uncle and young cousin to relatives in Syria to be buried in their border town home, Azaz. His family fled the Syrian civil war 10 years ago, only to find death in Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey.

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Horror, brief happiness, then heartache in search for three sisters under collapsed building

2023-02-11T17:18+0100coastfm (en)

We meet him at the Kilis border with his head hanging heavy and his eyes red from crying. Mohamed Kano, 21, has just come back from taking the bodies of his uncle and young cousin to relatives in Syria to be buried in their border town home, Azaz. His family fled the Syrian civil war 10 years ago,....

Population And Infrastructure "Root Causes" of Sinking Joshimath: Official

2023-02-11T09:46+0100ndtvnews (en)

New Delhi: While India's disaster preparedness and response has improved, the fragility of the Himalayas and the increase in population and infrastructure are at the root of crises like the Joshimath incident, senior officials at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said.

Syria: Village In Idlib Swept Away By Flood After Earthquake Destroys Dam

2023-02-11T01:10+0100eurasiareview (en)

A village in Syria ’s Idlib has been swept away after its local dam, damaged by Monday’s massive earthquakes, suddenly gave way on Thursday. Within hours, the rising floodwaters had engulfed homes and displaced the entire population. Following the earthquakes, which hit southeast Turkiye and northern....

‘Nowhere to go’: Village in Syria’s Idlib swept away by flood after devastating quake destroys dam

2023-02-10T22:40+0100arabnews (en)

AL-TALOUL, Syria : A village in Syria’s Idlib has been swept away after its local dam, damaged by Monday’s massive earthquakes, suddenly gave way on Thursday. Within hours, the rising floodwaters had engulfed homes and displaced the entire population. Following the earthquakes, which hit southeast....

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria reveal important lessons for America

2023-02-10T19:01+0100thehill (en)

The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has now claimed over 22,000 lives . The true number of people lost may never be known. What is certain is that hundreds of thousands of people will be impacted for many years, as survivors mourn the loss of loved ones and lives are rebuilt. The primary earthquake registered 7.

Flood waters leave quake-hit Syrian town devoid of humans | In Pics

2023-02-10T16:56+0100indiatoday (en)

A small Syria n town of Al-Tloul in northwest Syria, close to the Turkish-Syrian border, was ravaged by floods, leaving practically all of its residents homeless, as if a 7.5 magnitude town-shattering earthquake and its sequence of aftershocks weren't enough.

Shaking of the ground

2023-02-10T16:27+0100thedailystarBD (en)

We were travelling back to Istanbul with a Turkish tourist group when the news of a 7.8-magnitude quake reached us. We asked our fellow passengers whether members of their families were safe back home. Most of them hailed far from the Syria n border towns in the southeastern provinces and seemed unperturbed by the news.

Report Mosul Dam: devastating earthquakes raise concerns over Iraq's water reservoir’s fate

2023-02-10T06:39+0100shafaaq (en)

Shafaq News / The devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago sparked worries that Iraqi dams may be affected by aftershocks, particularly the Mosul Dam. However, experts explained that these dams could withstand any significant flood wave, whether caused by rain and....

SCDF to the rescue: What is Operation Lionheart?

2023-02-10T05:24+0100AsiaOne (en)

On Monday (Feb 6), a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria , leaving thousands dead and injured. To facilitate the rescue efforts, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has sent a 20-man team from the Operation Lionheart contingent , comprising 14 Disaster Assistance & Rescue Team....

Syrian and Turkish families wait for news from earthquake zone and organize donations

2023-02-10T03:17+0100kiro7 (en)

At the Bazara family home in Marysville, no one is eating or sleeping much. Syria n TV is on all the time with news of the earthquake. “Our homes, buildings, it’s really hard that it got destroyed,” said Ahmad Bazara. Their closest relatives survived the earthquake, but friends are missing and it’s hard to get updates.

Sindh establishing relief camps for Turkish, Syrian quake victims: Sharjeel

2023-02-10T02:01+0100thenews-pk (en)

The Sindh government has announced the establishment of camps all over the province for the collection of relief goods for the victims of the massive earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria earlier this week. A statement issued on Thursday quoted Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon as saying....

She remained away from the war for 12 years.. The earthquake and the flood displace the residents of a Syrian town

2023-02-10T00:28+0100tellerreport (en)

2023-02-09T23:27:37.672Z. The Syria n town of Al-Taloul, adjacent to the Turkish border, has been untouched by the devastation of war in the country for 12 years, but this small town separated by the Orontes River from Turkey has become almost empty after the devastating earthquake and the flood that followed.

2nd Turkish ship carrying relief goods for flood victims reach Pakistan

2023-02-09T18:10+0100tribune (en)

KARACHI: A second Turkish "kindness ship" carrying 900 tons of relief goods for flood victims arrived Karachi on Thursday. The relief goods, including food and kitchen items, blankets, warm clothes, cleaning material, and mattresses, were handed over by Turkish Consul General in Karachi, Cemal....

Video Reportedly Shows Birds Acting Strangely Prior To The Earthquake In Turkey

2023-02-09T15:55+0100wn (en)

A video posted to Twitter and Reddit reportedly shows birds acting strangely prior to the earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. The video is as yet unverified and there are of course reasons to be skeptical of it (think about how after every flood disaster, someone claims that a shark has....

Terremoto Siria: inondazione del fiume Oronte, villaggio allagato

2023-02-09T13:23+0100meteoweb (it)

Un villaggio siriano nel nord-ovest del paese colpito dal terremoto è stato inondato delle acque del fiume Oronte , dopo che gli argini hanno ceduto a seguito del sisma. Lo riferiscono giornalisti locali nella zona di Idlib al confine con la Turchia, mostrando le immagini del villaggio di Tulul completamente invaso dalle acque.

Heart-wrenching Moments From Catastrophic Quakes In Turkey And Syria Flood Social Media

2023-02-09T07:53+0100outlookindia (en)

A young Syria n boy smiled and started to play with rescue workers who pulled him from the rubble of a building that was destroyed following deadly earthquakes. A man cries uncontrollably as he holds the body of his grandson after losing nearly 25 relatives in the catastrophic quakes.

Wuxi rescuers lend a hand to Turkey

2023-02-09T07:34+0100chinadaily (en)

The three Blue Sky Rescue members from Jiangyin, Wuxi fly to Turkey on Feb 7 to participate in rescue operations after earthquakes. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxifabu2013] Three members of Blue Sky Rescue in Jiangyin, a county-level city in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, along with other BSR....

Sherry Rehman appeals for aid to earthquake victims of Turkiye, Syria

2023-02-09T07:01+0100nation (en)

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party Vice President Sherry Rehman yesterday appealed to the public for aid to the earthquake victims of Turkiye and Syria . In a series of tweets, Sherry Rehman, who is also the Federal Minister for Climate Change, shared the relief and earthquake devastation in Turkiye and Syria.

Sherry appeals public to aid quake survivors of Turkiye, Syria

2023-02-09T05:02+0100dailytimesPK (en)

Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday appealed to the public for aid to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria . In a series of tweets, the federal minister shared the relief and earthquake devastation in Turkiye and Syria.

M’sians urged to help the needy and disaster victims

2023-02-09T02:40+0100thestar-my (en)

KUANTAN: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has called on Malaysians to extend a helping hand and necessary assistance to the needy, including those affected by floods. “Let’s help where we can ... I would like to personally thank those individuals and agencies who have done a lot to help,” Al-Sultan....

Sherry appeals public to help earthquake survivors of Turkiye, Syria

2023-02-09T01:44+0100pakobserver (en)

Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday appealed to the public for aid to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria . In a series of tweets, the federal minister shared the relief and earthquake devastation in Turkiye and Syria.

Sharjeel to dispatch 100,000 tents to Turkiye

2023-02-08T22:10+0100nation (en)

KARACHI-The Sindh government will send 100,000 tents to Turkiye to provide shelter to the earthquake-hit people. Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said in a statement that the earthquake had caused extensive damages in Turkiye and Syria and the people of Sindh are with their brethren in this difficult time.

Terremoto in Turchia e Siria

2023-02-08T17:08+0100snpambiente (it)

Una zona ad alta pericolosità sismica quella tra la Turchia meridionale e la Siria settentrionale dove ha avuto luogo il terribile terremoto che ha provocato migliaia di vittime. Dopo la prima scossa registrata nella notte tra il 5 e il 6 febbraio di magnitudo pari a 7.9, anche in Italia è stato attivato l’allerta tsunami “rosso”.

Society Taiwan nonprofit in Turkey turns itself into shelter for earthquake victims TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan-Reyhanli Center for World Citizens (Taiw...

2023-02-08T13:17+0100taiwannews (en)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Taiwan-Reyhanli Center for World Citizens (Taiwan Center), a Taiwan-funded civic organization in Turkey, located less than 200 kilometers from the epicenter of the Feb. 6 earthquake, has turned itself into a shelter for earthquake victims, providing them with accommodations, hot food, and electricity.

Natural disasters

2023-02-08T12:33+0100newsweek-USA (en)

Over 11,000 people have been killed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Northern Syria on Monday. Some past earthquakes have been even deadlier. There is a "very strong and well-established" link between heavy rain or flooding and the formation of sinkholes, geoscientist Timothy Bechtel told Newsweek.

King calls on Malaysians to help the needy, victims of disasters

2023-02-08T10:59+0100bernama (en)

KUANTAN, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today called on Malaysians to extend a helping hand and necessary assistance to the needy, including those greatly affected by floods. “Let’s help where we can...

Terremoto Turchia, Cheli (ESA): “i nostri satelliti in campo per aiutare a salvare vite”

2023-02-08T08:57+0100meteoweb (it)

Terremoto: dal centro di Frascati, è l'ESA a coordinare il lavoro di tutti i satelliti messi a disposizione di Turchia e Siria. È il nostro lavoro quando c’è un disastro naturale o una crisi umanitaria. Lo prevede la Carta internazionale dei disastri, un trattato stipulato nel 1999 “: è quanto ha....

King calls on Malaysians to help the needy, victims of disasters

2023-02-08T08:16+0100thesundaily (en)

KUANTAN : Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today called on Malaysians to extend a helping hand and necessary assistance to the needy, including those greatly affected by floods. “Let’s help where we can...I would like to personally thank those individuals....

Sindh to dispatch 100,000 tents to Turkiye: Sharjeel

2023-02-08T06:33+0100dawn (en)

KARACHI: The Sindh government will send 100,000 tents to Turkiye to provide shelter to the earthquake-hit people. Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said in a statement that the earthquake had caused extensive damages in Turkiye and Syria and the people of Sindh are with their brethren in this difficult time.

Sharjeel expresses solidarity with earthquake victims of Turkiye, Syria

2023-02-08T02:11+0100thenews-pk (en)

Sindh Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass-Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon on Tuesday lamented the damage to human lives and infrastructure in Turkiye and Syria caused by the recent earthquake and its aftershocks. He said the Sindh government and the people of the province had expressed their....

Donation boxes set up in Lower Mainland to raise money after devastating quake 0 2/7/2023 2:15:00 PM

2023-02-08T00:25+0100tricitynews (en)

Sumeet Sharma is a superhero in our midst. The Burnaby-based powerlifter, who recently was raising money to help flood victims in Pakistan , is now donning his superhero cape once again to raise money for victims of the devastating earthquake that shook Syria and Turkey.

Sharjeel expresses solidarity with victims of Turkey, Syria

2023-02-07T22:57+0100pakobserver (en)

Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that devastated earthquake has caused extensive damages to human lives and infrastructure in Turkeye and Syria . The Government of Sindh and the people of Sindh express their solidarity with the earthquake victims in this difficult time.

Timeline: Major earthquakes that hit Türkiye in recent decades

2023-02-07T15:20+0100trtworld (en)

A devastating 7.7 earthquake with powerful aftershocks have hit southeastern parts of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday, with the epicentre originating in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province. So far there are over 3,549 reported deaths and 22,168 injured, both numbers are likely to be....

Sindh to donate 100,000 tents...

2023-02-07T00:50+0100pakobserver (en)

A session of the Sindh Cabinet on Monday approved donating 100,000 tents for the victims of devastating earthquake in Turkiye. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkiye and northwest Syria in the wee hours of Monday, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds as buildings....

NC State grad joins frantic search for survivors after series of quakes in eastern Turkey

2023-02-06T23:31+0100wral (en)

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Rescuers in Turkey and Syria were desperately combing the rubble in search of survivors after a series of powerful earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings, killed more than 3,000 people and raised the specter of a new humanitarian disaster in an area of the world already....

The challenge of disaster relief How to help — and how not to — in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

2023-02-06T19:14+0100vox (en)

A pair of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, killing at least 2,100 people and demolishing thousands of buildings. The first quake — a 7.8 magnitude temblor , equal to the strongest quake ever recorded in Turkey — hit near Gaziantep in south central Turkey, followed by a 7.

Massive earthquake hits Turkey, Musk offers help with Starlink

2023-02-06T19:11+0100interestingengineering (en)

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has offered to send Starlink terminals to Turkey after a severe earthquake struck the country in the early hours of Monday morning, resulting in "severe communication shortages." More than 300 people were killed and buildings razed to the ground in Turkey and Syria when a 7.

Turkey-Syria earthquake: How to help the victims

2023-02-06T19:01+0100news-24 (en)

A pair of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, killing at least 2,100 people and demolishing thousands of buildings. The first quake — a 7.8 magnitude temblor, equal to the strongest quake ever recorded in Turkey — hit near Gaziantep in south central Turkey, followed by a 7.

The challenge of disaster relief

2023-02-06T18:40+0100vox-energy-and-environment (en)

A pair of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, killing at least 2,100 people and demolishing thousands of buildings. The first quake — a 7.8 magnitude temblor , equal to the strongest quake ever recorded in Turkey — hit near Gaziantep in south central Turkey, followed by a 7.