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.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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