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.
Turkey earthquake LIVE UPDATE: Several countries, including India, came forward to provide humanitarian relief to earthquake-hit nation.
Turkey earthquake: A powerful earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria toppling buildings across the region.
According to a report by the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude of the latest earthquake was 7.5.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake was centred about 33 kilometres (20 miles) from Gaziantep which is a major city and provincial capital.
Turkey earthquake: Several videos surfaced on social media in which people are seen screaming outside buildings. The tremors damaged several buildings. The death toll is likely to rise.
China earthquake: According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake occurred 111 km South East of Aral at 5:49 am (local time).
Pakistan earthquake: According to National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at around 1:24 PM and the epicentre was in Tajikistan.
The rotation of the Earth's solid inner core may have recently paused and could be reversing, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience.
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