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Turkey Faces Challenge 'Beyond Comprehension' To Dispose Of Quake Rubble
After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful.
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Rescuers Save Trapped Dog 3 Weeks After Turkey Quake
Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Syrian Woman, Children Escape After 4th Floor Apartment Collapses In Quake
When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Syrian Schools Shrouded In Silence After Quake As Teachers, Students Die
An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman's nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings.
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This Two-Month-Old Survived Under Rubble For 128 Hours After Turkey Quake
28,000 deaths, 6,000 buildings collapsed, hundreds of aftershocks - Turkey has been reeling under the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday.
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Over 400 Killed In Indonesia Tsunami, Earthquake; More Casualties Feared
Just 34 minutes after Indonesia was hit by another major earthquake, officials called off a tsunami warning. Aid agencies and others - still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating quake in August - breathed a sigh of relief.
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Ecuador Quake Death Count Rises To Nearly 650
The death count from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 646 people, President Rafael Correa said during a TV broadcast today.
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6 More Disaster Management and Response Teams Sent to Quake-Hit Nepal as India Steps Up Relief
India, on Tuesday pressed six more teams of NDRF personnel into its relief and rescue operations in Nepal as the Himalayan country struggles to cope in the grim aftermath of the deadly earthquake which has left thousands dead and millions affected.
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Japan's July jobless rate up amid quake aftermath
Japan's unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent in July from 4.6 per cent the previous month for the second straight month of deterioration amid the continuing aftermath of the massive March earthquake and tsunami, the internal affairs ministry said on Tuesday. But some analysts were not necessarily pessimistic about the overall labor environ...
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Quake aftermath: Many villages in Sikkim still cut off, thousands waiting for help
Three days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
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Turkey Faces Challenge 'Beyond Comprehension' To Dispose Of Quake Rubble
After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful.
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Rescuers Save Trapped Dog 3 Weeks After Turkey Quake
Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Syrian Woman, Children Escape After 4th Floor Apartment Collapses In Quake
When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Syrian Schools Shrouded In Silence After Quake As Teachers, Students Die
An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman's nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings.
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This Two-Month-Old Survived Under Rubble For 128 Hours After Turkey Quake
28,000 deaths, 6,000 buildings collapsed, hundreds of aftershocks - Turkey has been reeling under the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday.
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Over 400 Killed In Indonesia Tsunami, Earthquake; More Casualties Feared
Just 34 minutes after Indonesia was hit by another major earthquake, officials called off a tsunami warning. Aid agencies and others - still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating quake in August - breathed a sigh of relief.
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Ecuador Quake Death Count Rises To Nearly 650
The death count from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 646 people, President Rafael Correa said during a TV broadcast today.
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6 More Disaster Management and Response Teams Sent to Quake-Hit Nepal as India Steps Up Relief
India, on Tuesday pressed six more teams of NDRF personnel into its relief and rescue operations in Nepal as the Himalayan country struggles to cope in the grim aftermath of the deadly earthquake which has left thousands dead and millions affected.
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Japan's July jobless rate up amid quake aftermath
Japan's unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent in July from 4.6 per cent the previous month for the second straight month of deterioration amid the continuing aftermath of the massive March earthquake and tsunami, the internal affairs ministry said on Tuesday. But some analysts were not necessarily pessimistic about the overall labor environ...
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Quake aftermath: Many villages in Sikkim still cut off, thousands waiting for help
Three days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
