Posts Tagged ‘earthquake’

Washington shakes Turkey stronger than an earthquake

According to the Turkish authorities, the latest earthquake has become the largest natural disaster in the country since 1939. Even so, whereas back then 32,968 people died during the natural disaster in Erzincan and about 100,000 more were injured, today the death toll already exceeds 43.5 thousand people. And every day this sad statistics only […]

The Tragedy Caused by the Syrian Earthquake Exposed the West’s Humanitarian Claims

Feb 27, 2023 By Ali Hassan Damascus – About two weeks after the devastating earthquake that struck both Syria and Turkey and the unprecedented human tragedy it left behind, the scale of Western hypocrisy and the falsity of its repeated claims about human rights and the defense of humanitarian issues for which it set itself […]

Aid Diplomacy after earthquake

While the world is dealing with the first anniversary of the deadly war in Ukraine, the solidarity shown towards Turkish society after its devastating earthquake is one of the best examples of "aid diplomacy" in modern history. Even though Turkiye was against Sweden's and Finland's membership of NATO, less than 24 hours after the two […]

Tbilisi Georgia: An Earthquake Disaster Waiting to Happen?

A few days after the recent wave of earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria a close contact, a friend with a Turkish wife, wrote to me: “Luckily we’re all safe, but some of our friends’ relatives are still buried under the rubble. Many of the rescue problems can be attributed to the terrible performance of the […]

Watch: Final tribute to children killed by the earthquake that devastated Antakya, Turkey

Dozens of red balloons were released over the rubble of a destroyed building alongside a main road in Turkey’s quake-hit south. Source

The earthquake wrecked Turkey’s institutional façade. Erdogan might tear down the rest

The severity of the consequences affecting people’s lives in Turkey is a result of institutional and societal collapse. This might prove to be costly to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in this year’s elections, Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk writes. Source

Turkey’s Hatay Province Struck By Another Earthquake

A new, 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted the area, which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago. Source

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledges $100 million to help earthquake-hit Turkey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the United States will pledge a further $100 million (or €93.5 million) in aid to Turkey following the devastating earthquake that hit two weeks ago. The announcement of the aid package comes as rescue efforts in impacted regions have ended in all but two provinces, […]

HAARP ~ How To Make An Earthquake

HAARP ~ How To Make An Earthquake: Simulacro ~ Mexico Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake, Japan Earthquake, & Iceland’s Volcano! [embedded content] This is profound and disturbing.  There was a “drill” planned for March 20, 2012 in Mexico for a 7.9M earthquake “simulation”…. also on a separate note.. Barack Obama’s daughter was at the epicenter on spring break: […]

Belgian medical volunteers open field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey

A Belgian first aid and support team has set up a field clinic next to a severely damaged hospital in the Turkish city of Kirikhan.  Located in Hatay province, one of the areas most impacted by the February 6 earthquake, the local hospital had to close some wards and can no longer operate at full […]

Ghana Soccer Star Christian Atsu Dies In Turkey Earthquake Aged 31

Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31. Search teams recovered Atsu’s body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been living in the city of Antakya, Hatay province, his manager said Saturday. Advertisement […]

Study Raises More Serious Questions About The Christchurch Earthquake Who Knew It Was Coming And Why?

A timely re-post with the Turkey & Syria quakes in the headlines …(now updated with one or two links still awaiting update) … EWR Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch Updated 16/2/23: EWR …when Hillary Clinton and her team were notified that a 6.3 magnitude earthquake had just struck Christchurch, her team’s response was just three words…….“and […]

TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: Dendias meets with Çavuşoğlu in Antioch

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is in quake-affected region of Antioch (Ἀντιόχεια, Turkish: Hatay) in southeastern Turkey and met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Çavuşoğlu, from the earthquake response headquarters, said he was happy that “my friend Nikos is here to support us”. Dendias landed in Adana, where he had a warm embrace with Çavuşoğlu.… […]

President Erdogan vows to crack down on looters in earthquake-hit Turkey

Reports of looting of damaged stores in Turkey are starting to circulate after catastrophic earthquakes left many buildings damaged in the country. Source

Will the Turkish Earthquake Unleash Science from the Shackles of the Statisticians?

“Can we forecast earthquakes? No. Neither the United States Geology Survey (USGS) nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future.” -United States Geology Survey website On the morning of February 6, 2023 the people […]

Syria-Turkey Earthquake Death Toll Could Top 20,000 As US Sanctions Make Life A Living Hell

A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook both Turkey and Syria this Monday, resulting in unprecedented damage which may take weeks to bring under control, by which point the World Health Organisation (WHO) claims as many as 20,000 people could be recorded as killed by the quake. Despite the international shock over the impact of the […]

TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: Hellenic Aid food drive received a massive response

The first major humanitarian aid mission from Greece to Turkey and Syria is expected to begin within the next week. These are items that Regions, Municipalities, associations and citizens from all over Greece collected so that the Greek state can send to the affected areas. The General Directorate of Development and Humanitarian Aid of the… […]

TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: Turkish news presenter attacks Erdoğan’s construction policies and then resigns!

At a time when the dead from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria have exceeded 24,000 and the rescue crews are making superhuman efforts to locate survivors, Turks are speaking about the contractors responsible for the construction of buildings that collapsed like “paper towers”. In fact, there are many citizens who have already appealed to… […]

Could the earthquake’s aftermath have an impact on Turkey’s presidential election?

Any catastrophic event has an undeniable impact on a country’s and region’s economic and social situation. It is obvious therefore that the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey will have ramifications in a country, which was preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in May. According to Turkish experts, Turkey will require at least $4 billion to […]

Gaza family wiped out during Turkey earthquake

After leaving Gaza to find work abroad, Abdul Kareem Abu Jalhoum was finally able to bring his family to join him in Turkey after 5 years of hard work. They all died in the devastating earthquake. Source

Dramatic Rescues Continue In Turkey As Earthquake Death Toll Tops 22,000

The flurry of rescues could not obscure the overwhelming devastation of what Turkey’s president called one of the greatest disasters in his nation’s history. Source

Bravery and desperation at the epicentre of Turkey’s devastating earthquake

The town and region of Kahramanmaras was at the epicentre of Turkey’s earthquake and is now one of the key focal points of the effort to rescue survivors from its ruined buildings. But shopkeepers in the town fear that with residents struggling to survive in the quake’s aftermath, some will take the law into their […]

Syria struggles to cope with earthquake, as Assad demands aid flows through his regime

Lack of heavy machinery and well-equipped teams have slowed rescue operations in Syria, as the country’s death toll from the earthquake approaches 3,000. The Syria Civil Defence — internationally known as the White Helmets — is heading the rescue effort across the country, leveraging years of experience from the Syrian civil war. The group deployed […]

Death Toll In Turkey-Syria Earthquake Surpasses 19,300

ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 19,300. Rescuers continued their race to pull more people alive from the rubble, […]

After 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria, death toll estimated to reach 20,000

(Natural News) A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 6. The death toll is at 8,364 as of writing, with 2,470 casualties in Syria and 5,894 in Turkey. Both nations also experienced massive and strong aftershocks. After the first quake, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded more than 60 aftershocks, including a […]

Robert Deutsch: Tropical Cyclone To Hit Auckland, Earthquake risk increased for Australasia

As many of us would have suspected ….do watch the video and commentary on forthcoming NZ events. Disturbing indeed… EWR NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH Robert Deutsch reports on 9 Feb 2023 that beams of electromagnetic radiation and atmospheric aerosols are being used to steer a fast moving cyclone towards Auckland. It will hit early […]

Crying Baby Who Appeared To Be Born Under Rubble Of Earthquake Is Pulled Out Alive

JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this week’s devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. The newborn girl’s umbilical cord was still connected to her mother, […]

Ancient Engineering Saves Sites From Earthquake’s Wrath

Concerns have arisen for ancient sites after two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Read more Section:  News General Read Later  Source

Absentee funeral prayer held in Al-Aqsa for earthquake victims

READ: Nations rush to aid Turkiye, Syria as second earthquake brings death toll to over 2,300 Source

Aleppo war-scarred Citadel damaged in earthquake

The ancient Citadel of Aleppo, scarred by Syria's 11-year conflict, suffered further damage in the earthquake that ravaged southern Turkiye and northern Syria, a local architect and the Syrian Antiquities Directorate said, Reuters reports. On Tuesday, a pile of rubble near the Citadel was all that was left of a structure identified by local architect, Mohammed […]

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