Earthquake update: The death toll in the fresh spell of tremors that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday night maybe increased as several people were feared to get trapped under debris.
NTV television said the quake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
You have done a great service to humanity, made India proud, PM Modi said while interacting with assistance and relief teams which returned from quake-hit Turkey.
Operation Dost: After providing extensive services to earthquake-hit people in Turkey, the Indian Army's medical team 60 Para Field returned home.
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 has not had ties with Armenia since the 1990s. Both countries have been at odds.
India has proved to be Turkey's biggest helper in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Several military aircraft and large quantities of medicines, relief materials and doctors and relief teams have been helping humanity in Turkey since day one.
'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 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.
Operation Dost: A field hospital set up by the Indian Army in Turkey has started functioning with surgical and emergency wards.
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.
The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Turkey. We show you some pictures of Turkey after the earthquake.
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 has been completely ruined due to the severe earthquake. About 8,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria together. It is feared that a total of more than 20 thousand people may die.. More than 2 crore 30 lakh people have been affected.
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