More than a dozen killed after train derails in southern Pakistan
At least 15 people were killed when a train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, the country’s railways minister said. Issued on: 06/08/2023 – 13:27...
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US Coast Guard says debris field found in search for missing Titanic
The US Coast Guard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the Titanic in the search for a missing submersible...
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Rescuers find more alive in Turkey on 8th day after quake
Issued on: 14/02/2023 – 11:11Modified: 14/02/2023 – 11:23 01:48 Three more people were pulled from the rubble of a building in Turkey this morning. Those...
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In Turkish village flattened by quake, ‘no tents, no shelter, only cars to sleep in’
Issued on: 09/02/2023 – 12:29Modified: 09/02/2023 – 12:30 From our special correspondents in Atalar – More than 72 hours after the catastrophic quakes that ravaged...
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In Turkey’s quake-hit Kahramanmaras, a desperate hunt for survivors
Issued on: 08/02/2023 – 13:27 From our special correspondents in Kahramanmaras – In the quake-stricken Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, locals and rescue workers are digging...
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Live: Rescuers in Turkey, Syria search for survivors as quake death toll tops 8,000
Rescuers are racing to pull survivors from earthquake rubble before they succumb to cold weather in southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. As the death toll climbed,...
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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: Through the horror and desperation, rare scenes of redemption
Issued on: 07/02/2023 – 18:50Modified: 07/02/2023 – 19:06 01:54 Officially, it’s 54-hundred dead in Turkey and Syria but with more than 6-thousand buildings destroyed that can only be a gross underestimation. Turkey’s president declaring a three-month state of emergency for affected regions in what’s already the deadliest earthquake the country’s seen since Izmit in 1999. Through the horror and desperation, rare scenes of redemption. Leo McGuinn tells us more. Source :
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Turkey, Syria earthquake: Nearly 25,000 emergency personnel on the ground – France 24
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. Source :
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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: “Tectonic activity does not respect borders or frontiers”
Issued on: 06/02/2023 – 18:34Modified: 06/02/2023 – 18:49 03:21 © france24 Countries have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help rescue efforts in...
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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: Death toll expected to rise as rescue operations continue
Issued on: 06/02/2023 – 18:24Modified: 06/02/2023 – 18:50 06:07 © france24 A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on...
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Turkey sits on top of major seismic fault lines, frequently shaken by earthquakes
Issued on: 06/02/2023 – 15:03Modified: 06/02/2023 – 15:06 16:45 © france24 The quake, which was centered on Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, was felt as...
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Lebanon migrant boat capsize: 2 dead, 200 rescued in sinking off Tripoli coast
Issued on: 02/01/2023 – 11:37Modified: 02/01/2023 – 12:07 01:32 Two Syrian migrants died Saturday when their boat sank off Lebanon’s northern coast. 200 other people...