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Thousands Evacuated as Forest Fires Ravage Western Turkey

17Aug

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

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Thousands Evacuated as Forest Fires Ravage Western Turkey

Turkey is facing a series of devastating forest fires, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. The fires have caused widespread damage, destroyed homes, and forced thousands of people to evacuate. As of today, the fires have burned over 1,600 hectares of land and are still spreading. Wildfires have erupted in western Turkey, forcing nearly 4,000 residents to evacuate their homes as authorities battle to contain the flames. The forest fires started on Thursday and since then have not been controlled. It has rapidly spread due to strong winds reaching speeds of 50 kilometers per hour. The situation is particularly severe in Izmir, a popular resort city on Turkey's Aegean coast. Nearly 1,430 people from Izmir have been evacuated, along with 1,475 in Manisa, 516 in Bolu, and 550 in A...

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

12Sep

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

Russia launched a drone attack on a Ukraine grain exporting port on Monday. It happened hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan were due to hold talks in Sochi. Russia attacked the Danube River port of Izmail in Ukraine's southern Odesa region. The attack damaged warehouses and set buildings on fire. The attack came as the United Nations and Turkey are working to broker a deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine. Ukraine is a major exporter of wheat and corn. The war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies. The United Nations has warned that millions of people could face hunger if the blockade of Ukrainian ports is not lifted. The world is watching the talks between Putin and Erdogan as a critical opportunity. This opportunit...

Qatar donated FIFA Village Cabins to Earthquake victims

17Feb

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Qatar donated FIFA Village Cabins to Earthquake victims

Qatar donated 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year's FIFA World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish and Syrian earthquakes, officials said. The gas-rich Gulf nation says it had always planned to donate the mobile homes. They were needed to help house some of the 1.4 million fans who descended on the small country during soccer's biggest tournament. An initial batch of 350 structures was shipped out on Sunday, the Qatar Fund for Development said. The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck nine hours apart on Feb. 6 killed more than 35,000 people in southeastern Turkey and war-torn northern Syria. The toll is expected to climb even further as search and rescue teams find more bodies. Also See; Rescue 1122 got appreciation during its rescue operations in Turkey ...

7.8 magnitude earthquake shattered Turkey and Syria

6Feb

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7.8 magnitude earthquake shattered Turkey and Syria

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday. Killing more than 1900 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region. Triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday. Toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble. The toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy, and snowy night. Buildings were reduced to piles of pancaked floors, and major aftershocks or new quakes. Including one n...

Erdogan threatens ground operation into Syria

22Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Erdogan threatens ground operation into Syria

Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch a ground operation into Syria on Monday. He made the threat in response to cross-border airstrikes on Kurdish positions and lethal fire on Turkey. Erdogan talked to the media after a flight back from Qatar after attending the World Cup opening. He told the press that Turkey had only limited this operation to only an aerial operation. The Turkish president has threatened a new ground military operation into northern Syria since May. Turkish retaliated only a week after a bombing in Istanbul that left six dead and many injured. Later the agencies claimed that Ankara to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attributed the attack. After this Turkey struck dozens of targets overnight in northern Syria and northern Iraq. The Nov. 13 bombing also left 81...