Hours later another earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck central #Turkey. A series of devastating earthquakes leveled buildings in southern #Turkey near the northern border of war-ravaged #Syria.
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The New Indian Express
Third powerful earthquake rocks Turkey in less than 24 hours; over 1,800 dead
Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held region as “disastrous” adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble.
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"We thought it was the apocalypse:" Over 4,000 people were killed in the major earthquake that hit #Turkey and #Syria on Monday.
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The New Indian Express
Death toll rises to over 4,000 in Turkey, Syria earthquakes
Multi-storey apartment buildings full of residents were among the 5,606 structures reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses, as well as damage to archaeological sites.
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The #earthquake affected an area that is home to 13.5 million people in #Turkey and an unknown number in #Syria and stretches farther than the distance from London to Paris or Boston to Philadelphia.
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The New Indian Express
Turkey rushes to find survivors of 'disaster of the century'; Death toll hits 21,000
Even though experts say people could survive for a week or more, the chances of finding survivors in the freezing temperatures were dimming.
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International aid was trickling into parts of #Turkey and #Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive #earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people.
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The New Indian Express
Aid trickles in as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 24,000
A winter freeze in the affected areas has hurt rescue efforts and compounded the suffering of millions of people, many in desperate need of aid.
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A video of two Turkish nurses protecting infants during the 7.7 magnitude #earthquake has won hearts online. The CCTV footage at a hospital in Gaziantep was shared on Twitter by #Turkey politician Fatma Sahin.
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YouTube
Turkey: How nurses at a hospital protected newborns during earthquake
A video of two Turkish nurses protecting infants during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake has won hearts online. The CCTV footage at a hospital in Gaziantep was shared on Twitter by Turkey politician Fatma Sahin.
Also Read: Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest…
Also Read: Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest…
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A day after rebel forces overthrew President #BasharAssad’s government in #Syria, India on Monday said that it is monitoring the unfolding developments in the Arab nation and advocated a peaceful and inclusive political process in the country.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Dec/10/mea-says-in-touch-with-damascus-for-safety-of-indians-living-in-syria
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Dec/10/mea-says-in-touch-with-damascus-for-safety-of-indians-living-in-syria
The New Indian Express
MEA says in touch with Damascus for safety of Indians living in Syria
NEW DELHI: A day after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad’s government in Syria, India on Monday said that it is monitoring the unfolding development
As the White House has soured on #Israel's war with #Hezbollah in #Lebanon, #US President #DonaldTrump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let #Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead.
He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria's autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and a half ago and formed a new government would do a better job of rooting out Hezbollah than the Israeli army.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/28/trump-presses-syria-to-take-on-hezbollah-raising-alarm-in-lebanon-and-israel
He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria's autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and a half ago and formed a new government would do a better job of rooting out Hezbollah than the Israeli army.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/28/trump-presses-syria-to-take-on-hezbollah-raising-alarm-in-lebanon-and-israel
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