A number of small children were rescued from rubble by rescue crews searching for survivors on the fifth day after a major earthquake struck Turkey and neighbouring Syria, killing more than 23,000 people.
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Death toll in Turkey-Syria quake crosses 15,000
With the death toll crossing 15,000 due to devastating earthquakes across Turkey and Syria, anger has mounted in the quake-hit pockets over slow and inadequate response by authorities.
Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Death toll soars to 4,300
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug through the freezing night hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes.
Five Indians among 40 dead in Nepal plane crash
At least 40 people died in Nepal after a plane carrying about 72 people from capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara, news agency Reuters said.
ISRO satellite images show Joshimath town gradually sinking
The National Remote Sensing Centre of the ISRO has released satellite images of Joshimath, the Uttarakhand town gradually sinking because of land subsidence.
Indonesia launches hunt for quake survivors
The death toll in the earthquake that shook Indonesia’s main island of Java climbed to 162 as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated buildings.
Six killed after vintage planes collide at Dallas air show
Six people were killed after two World War II-era military planes collided in midair and crashed at Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow Saturday afternoon.
Tremors in north India, memes on social media after 6.3 magnitude quake
Strong tremors were felt across north India in the small hours today after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan region near Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand along the Nepal border.
Tanzanian flight crashes in Bukoba, 19 dead
A Tanzanian passenger flight has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people.
PM Modi visits Morbi to meet bridge tragedy survivors
Days after a bridge collapse killed over 130 persons in Gujarat’s Morbi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the tragedy and reviewed the ongoing search and rescue operations.
