Disaster
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Ghana footballer Atsu found dead in Turkey quake rubble
Feb 18, 2023Christian Atsu, a former member of Ghana’s international team, was discovered dead on Saturday, nearly two weeks after a terrible earthquake in Turkey. On February 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria killed more... -
Turkey-Syria death toll passes 41,000 as UN appeals for quake aid
Feb 17, 2023The United Nations made a $1 billion appeal on Friday as the dead toll from the earthquake that has ravaged areas of Turkey and Syria reached 41,000. A 17-year-old girl and a lady in her 20s... -
New Zealand seeks international help as cyclone cripples North Island
Feb 16, 2023As exhausted officials accepted aid from abroad, New Zealand on Thursday sent gunships and helicopters to bring water, food, and fuel to communities cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle. In a catastrophe that has devastated the populated... -
Saudi plane carrying aid lands in Syria, first in decade
Feb 15, 2023Tuesday saw the first landing of a Saudi Arabian plane providing supplies to earthquake-stricken Syria in Aleppo in more than a decade of war, a transport ministry spokesman told AFP. Since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that slammed... -
Death toll hits 33,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
Feb 13, 2023The United Nations has warned that the eventual death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria may double, with the death toll now standing at 33,000. Officials and medical personnel reported that 29,605... -
Syria receives a generous aid package from Bangladesh
Feb 12, 2023With the guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh extends its hand of compassion by delivering a humanitarian aid package to Syria via a special flight of the Bangladesh Air Force C-130J. Upon arrival at the... -
Turkey-Armenia gate opens for first time in decades to allow aid
Feb 12, 2023According to the state-run Anadolu news agency and a diplomat, a border gate between long-time enemies Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow help for victims of the... -
As the earthquake toll in Turkey and Syria exceeds 24,000, aid is arriving slowly
Feb 12, 2023On Saturday, a small amount of foreign help was making its way into sections of Turkey and Syria as rescuers labored to extricate kids from the wreckage in regions devastated by a powerful earthquake that has... -
WHO chief arrives in Syria’s quake-hit Aleppo
Feb 11, 2023According to official media, the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday in the earthquake-stricken city of Aleppo in Syria. According to the official news agency SANA, Tedros “arrived at Aleppo... -
Earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua kills 4
Feb 9, 2023A seaside restaurant was destroyed by an earthquake that slammed Papua, the capital of Indonesia’s breakaway eastern region, on Thursday, officials said. At least four people were killed. The 22-kilometer-deep 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck on land southwest...
