Thanking countries that are helping the disaster hit nation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a video message, said, "rescue teams have pulled out more than 8,000 people alive from the rubble since the strong quakes jolted Turkey."
As many as 5000 earthquake victims were buried at a site in southeast Tukey on Sunday. As per an exclusive on-ground report with India TV, it was revealed that the bodies will be first laid on open ground in Turkey's Kahramanmaraş
Earlier last week, Turkey directed Pakistan's Prime Minister to cancel his visit to Ankara as the country's ministers are busy with relief and rescue operations.
Turkey-Syria earthquake LIVE UPDATES: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey, the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in the pre-dawn hours of last Monday.
Turkey-Syria earthquake LIVE UPDATES: Turkish authorities on Saturday arrested 48 people for looting after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey, reported state media. The suspects were held in eight different provinces as part of investigations into looting.
'Operation Dost': The medicines that have been sent include Paracetamol 100 ML IV, Ceftriaxone GM INJ, Propofol INJ., etc. The protection and safety tools that have been sent include gowns, gloves, shoe covers, and caps.
Turkey-Syria earthquake: As many as 5.3 million people in Syria may have been left homeless by the earthquake," the Syria representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Sivanka Dhanapala, said.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: “Typically, it is rare to find survivors after the fifth to seventh days, and most search and rescue teams will consider stopping by then,″ said Dr Jarone Lee, an emergency and disaster medicine expert at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Turkey-Syria earthquake UPDATES: A three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Turkey's earthquake-hit provinces came into effect on Thursday after the approval of lawmakers, Anadolu Agency reported.
Proud of our NDRF. In the rescue operations in Turkey, Team IND-11 saved the life of a six-year-old girl, Beren, in Gaziantep city, tweeted Home Minister Amit Shah.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Syrian Embassy has asked the Indians to lend hands in the aftermath of the earthquakes that took thousands of lives.
Speaking to the media at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, Turkey's Ambassador to India Firat Sunal said that 'Operation Dost' is a very important operation.
Turkey-Syria earthquake UPDATES: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the state has mobilized all its resources. He said that 6,444 buildings collapsed due to the two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 rocked the country on Monday.
India has extended a helping hand to Turkey and Syria. Under #OperationDost, India is providing material, medicine aide to earthquake-hit countries.
According to Pakistani media reports, PM Sharif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto were scheduled to visit Ankara on February 8 in solidarity with the victims killed in the earthquake.
Turkey Syria earthquake: On Feb 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 southern provinces which were hit by massive quakes, Anadolu Agency reported.
The intensity of earthquakes are categorised into 5 seismic zones namely: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4 and Zone 5, while the last one being the most dangerous. However in India, regions are divided into 4 seismic zones.
The earthquake of magnitude 7.8 killed more than 4,000 people and flattened thousands of buildings in Turkey. The earthquake was centred in Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras and was felt as far away as Cairo.
The earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday.
Earthquakes generate low-frequency vibrations that can be felt by some animals including dogs.
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