Tag: Natural disasters
rural areas hit by the earthquake would be abandoned in favor of large cities
More than 8,500 Syrians died in the February 6 quake, including nearly 2,800 in the tremors that hit southern Turkey. The toll could increase as relief operations have not yet…
in Iskenderun, concern about the drop in humanitarian aid
More than two weeks after the earthquake that shook southern Turkey and neighboring Syria, volunteers in the Hatay region are worried that the influx of humanitarian aid is drying up.…
very strong winds caused the majority of the damage
In Madagascar, Freddy, the very intense tropical cyclone which hit the east coast of the island on the evening of Tuesday February 21, finally emerged in the Mozambique Channel yesterday…
“I have never heard gusts like that”
The very intense tropical cyclone called Freddy made landfall on Tuesday afternoon, bringing with it gusts reaching 180 km / h and waves more than eight meters high. With our…
the population is preparing to face an intense tropical cyclone
Madagascar is again preparing to face an intense tropical cyclone, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, December 21. A year after cyclone Batsirai which hit the eastern coast, killing…
the national economy will have to absorb this new shock
In recent months, the Turkish economy has faced many challenges: explosion of inflation, plummeting of the Turkish lira… The earthquakes of February 6 razed dozens of cities and left millions…
Natural disasters in the southern hemisphere linked to global warming
This week, the Antarctic sea ice broke its melting record for the second consecutive year, and that even before the end of the summer. In addition, cyclone in New Zealand,…
an unprecedented wave of solidarity in the country
Eleven days after the deadly earthquakes, an unprecedented outpouring of solidarity is reaching Turkey. Adana, in particular, has become the rear base of many NGOs. Wednesday evening February 15, during…
rescue teams give way to diggers
Ten days after the earthquake in Turkey, the search for survivors is coming to an end and is now giving way to backhoes and excavators who are beginning to clear…
in Antioch, French rescuers in search of survivors
A week after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria and killed more than 33,000 people, according to the latest provisional report, the search continues while hopes of finding survivors…