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Turkey, Syria earthquake: Nearly 25,000 emergency personnel on the ground – France 24
[ad_1] Issued on: 07/02/2023 – 16:21Modified: 07/02/2023 – 16:25 01:14 © france 24 Rescuers are working against the clock to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings, after the 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and Syria on Monday. More bodies have been found, taking the number of dead to more than 5,000. With teams arriving from around the world, Turkey’s disaster management agency says nearly 25,000 emergency personnel are now on the ground, working in freezing conditions. Nearly 6,000 buildings have collapsed across a huge swathe of territory. France 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya is currently in Antakya, she sent us this report. [ad_2]…
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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: “Tectonic activity does not respect borders or frontiers”
[ad_1] Issued on: 06/02/2023 – 18:34Modified: 06/02/2023 – 18:49 03:21 © france24 Countries have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and…
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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: Death toll expected to rise as rescue operations continue
[ad_1] Issued on: 06/02/2023 – 18:24Modified: 06/02/2023 – 18:50 06:07 © france24 A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths…
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Renewed inquiry rejected into Beirut port explosion
[ad_1] Issued on: 25/01/2023 – 17:14Modified: 25/01/2023 – 17:22 Lebanon’s top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the Beirut port blast…
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Beirut explosion investigator charges former PM, top prosecutor
[ad_1] Issued on: 24/01/2023 – 13:06 The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon’s top public prosecutor, the…
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Lebanese depositors storm banks amid historic economic crisis
[ad_1] Issued on: 16/09/2022 – 16:43 Lebanese depositors, including one armed with a hunting rifle, broke into at least four…
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Lebanese woman holds up bank at gunpoint to access frozen savings
[ad_1] Issued on: 15/09/2022 – 01:03 Two seemingly armed and desperate Lebanese depositors held up banks on Wednesday to force…
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More grain silos collapse at Beirut port, damaged by devastating 2020 blast
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/08/2022 – 08:52 Eight more grain silos at Beirut port toppled Tuesday, succumbing to damage from a…
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Port silos crack and fall near Beirut waterfront as protesters mark two years since deadly blast
[ad_1] Issued on: 05/08/2022 – 00:22 Thousands of protesters marched tearfully in the Lebanese capital on Thursday, marking two years…
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Two years after deadly Beirut port blast victims continue fight for justice
[ad_1] Issued on: 04/08/2022 – 05:45 Crisis-hit Lebanon marks two years Thursday since a massive explosion ripped through Beirut, with…
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