UN underlines commitment to support communities affected by Syria-Turkiye earthquakes

Mar 22, 2023, at 12:47 am

New York: The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, and efforts to promote recovery.

UN humanitarian delegation visits northwest Syria as earthquake response continues

Feb 24, 2023, at 07:17 pm

New York: A total of 282 United Nations trucks transporting aid for earthquake victims in northwest Syria have passed through three border crossings with Türkiye over the past two weeks, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fresh aftershocks leave three people dead

Feb 21, 2023, at 02:14 pm

Ankara: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Turkey on Monday which left three people dead and injured 294 others, media reports said.

22 injured in Türkiye earthquake

Nov 23, 2022, at 08:39 pm

Ankara/UNI: At least 22 people were injured, including one who got seriously hurt, in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye's northwestern province of Duzce on early Wednesday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattles eastern Turkey - Seismologists

Feb 26, 2020, at 10:32 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has occurred in eastern Turkey, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Death toll from earthquake in East Turkey reaches 14 - Emergency Management Agency

Jan 25, 2020, at 09:31 am

Ankara/Sputnik The death toll from the Friday earthquake in Turkey's east has increased to 14 people, the Turkish emergency management agency said.

5.5-magnitude quake hits southwestern Turkey

Mar 20, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Istanbul, Mar 20 (Xinhua/UNI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck southwestern Turkey on Wednesday, but no casualties were reported so far, the authorities said.