Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Turkey- Sanliurfa and Adiyaman Floods: 14 dead, 5 Missing

Adiyaman

At least 14 flood-related fatalities in Adiyaman Province and city of Anlurfa. And 346 people have been deployed to conduct search and rescue operations. According to AFAD, 562 calls for help were received by emergency services. One person died and four were reported missing in the Adiyaman Province’s Tut District, according to preliminary reports from … Read more

Tayyip Erdogan seeks forgiveness over quake rescue delays

Tayyip Erdogan

World Bank estimates that the 6 February earthquakes in Turkey and Syria will cost $34 billion. But the cost of reconstruction may be double that amount. Erdogan is campaigning for re-election as president in the wake of the earthquake. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appealed residents of a region of Turkey that was severely affected … Read more

Pakistan Army teams continue rescue operations in Turkey

Pakistan Army
  • Rescue operation is underway in the city of Adiyaman.
  • Search operation was conducted at 11 more places.
  • A total 88 search operations have been conducted.

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army teams have continued rescue and relief activities in earthquake-hit areas of Turkey and Syria.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR), the rescue operation of the Pakistan Army is underway in the city of Adiyaman in Turkey.

ISPR said that a search operation was conducted at 11 more places by the Pakistan Army team, during which 10 more bodies were found and handed over to the hires.

ISPR said that a total of 88 search operations including 37 rescue activities have been conducted.

ISPR said that the aid and rescue teams of the Pakistan Army have rescued eight people alive and recovered 134 dead bodies so far. The dead bodies were handed over to their relatives.

According to ISPR, 18 tonnes of relief goods including winter tents, four tonnes of medicines, shrouds, warm clothes, sleeping bags, and jackets have been sent by PIA flight for Syria.

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Erdogan claims that earthquake response is not quick

Erdogan

The Turkish government was not satisfied with the speed of its response. Leading to some people plundering marketplaces and attacking businesses. He asserted that the government could swiftly punish the guilty parties. President Tayyip Erdogan was not satisfied with the speed of the response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the country’s south. “So many … Read more

Number of Turkey’s provinces are under weather alerts

Turkey

The provinces of Osmaniye, Kahramanmaras, Adiyaman, and Malatya are under emergency. Temperatures are expected to decrease close to the epicenter. And by Wednesday and Thursday morning, temperatures will be below zero. More than a dozen provinces in eastern Turkey are under Level 1 and 2 yellow and orange weather warnings through Tuesday. The provinces of … Read more