Inside Mersin Greek Orthodox church, weary refugees sleep on pews under ornate red and gold decor. Their homes were destroyed during Turkey’s earthquakes and they seek sanctuary in cities outside the region destroyed eight days ago. The priest tells us around 20,000
King Charles met with the West London Turkish Volunteers (WLTV) in Hounslow this afternoon to observe their earthquake relief effort. The charity has been collecting, packaging and organising the transportation of food, blankets and warm clothing for people affected by the devastating
A dog has been found alive underneath rubble five days after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey. Elif Polat, a nurse working with a search and rescue team in the hard-hit Hatay province, said the canine was found about 138 hours after
The earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6 have now killed more than 34,000 people. The latest figures from Turkey state that 29,605 people have died over the last week. And in Syria, 4,500 have died, bringing the total between
ISIS could reportedly make a comeback after the horrific earthquake in Turkey that killed around 30,000 people. According to a news report, at least 20 fighters are reported to have escaped from the infamous “Black Prison” in Rajo after the devastating quake.
The sickly infant dressed in pink urgently needs oral antibiotics and a jab to combat a dangerous infection during treatment in the ruined city of Iskenderun. Minutes later, doctors rush to perform a barrage of tests on another baby bundled up in
A couple from Florida was found dead, holding each other’s hands in their bed in an apartment in the coastal town of Iskenderun in Turkey after the devastating earthquakes struck. The couple are among the more than 30,000 victims who have died
A two-year-old girl has been rescued after spending 150 hours stuck under rubble as Turkey and Syria remain in crisis. The young child was later transferred to a hospital in Adana in southern Turkey. Images show the little girl being cared for
Satellite images have uncovered the devastation left behind by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria earlier this week, as 190-mile-long cracks appear on the ground. According to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the death toll from the horrific earthquake
A 17-year-old Turkish teenager has been found alive underneath the rubble Friday in Turkey, four days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country and Syria, killing more than 22,000. Adnan Muhammed Korkut was able to move just a bit in an apartment