Turkey earthquake

The number of people killed by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month has now passed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries. In Turkey alone, 44,218 people died as a result of the earthquakes, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Friday, while the latest announced death toll in Syria was 5,914. The first earthquake on February 6 that hit southeastern Turkey and […]

By Kouthar Sambo In a three-story office building in Diyarbakir, volunteers organize the logistics of getting help to earthquake victims in Turkey while inhaling clouds of cigarette smoke and sipping cups of black tea as they render their services to the victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake disaster in Turkey. Millions of individuals affected by the disaster last week are being provided with supplies by dozens of volunteers from across […]