The earthquake hit at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km north-west of Yuksom. Yuksom, Sikkim: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the Yuksom town of Sikkim on Monday early morning, National Center for Seismology informed. The earthquake hit at around 4.15 …
Read More »How NASA is helping in rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria
Turkey-Syria earthquake: The US space agency’s administrator Bill Nelson said the teams of experts are working hard to provide valuable information from the Earth-observing fleet to the rescue workers. NASA is using its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) which can watch the earth in all weather conditions day and night.This satellite …
Read More »Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Hope Fades As Toll Soars Past 20,000, Bitter Cold Worsens Conditions
Over 20,000 people have died in the deadliest earthquakes that swept through Turkiye and Syria on Monday. Here are the top developments.Rescuers are racing against time as the toll in the deadly Turkiye-Syria earthquakes continues to climb steadily and has crossed 20,000. According to media reports, close to 80,000 people …
Read More »Baby Born In Syria Earthquake Rubble Gets A Name And A New Home
The baby was rescued with her umbilical cord still tied to her dead mother in Syrian town of Jenderis. New Delhi: A baby girl, whose mother died after giving birth to her under the rubble of their home in Syria after Monday’s earthquake, has been given a name and a …
Read More »“There Are Shortcomings”: Turkish President As Quake Deaths Top 16,000
Turkey Earthquake: The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather Antakya: Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 …
Read More »Turkey Earthquake Damages Ancient Citadel In Syria’s Aleppo
The city of Aleppo is renowned for its ancient citadel, its UNESCO-listed historic centre and its centuries-old covered markets. Damascus: Several of Syria’s archaeological sites including a famed citadel in the northern city of Aleppo were damaged in a deadly pre-dawn earthquake Monday, the country’s antiquities authority said. “Parts of …
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