During his visit near the epicentre of Monday's earthquake, Erdogan stressed that the weather conditions have added to the magnitude of the destruction caused by the quake.
Many in the disaster zone had slept their cars or in the streets under blankets, fearful of going back into buildings shaken by the 7.8 magnitude tremor that hit early Monday morning.
Rescue workers struggled to reach some of the worst-hit areas, held back by destroyed roads, poor weather & lack of resources and equipment. Some areas were without fuel & electricity.
‘Sooner or later:’ Frank Hoogerbeets had tweeted on 3 February about an imminent 7.5-magnitude earthquake in South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon.
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and
At least 100 aftershocks measuring 4.0 or greater have occurred since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday morning local time.
The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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