Tag: Natural disasters
the solidity of buildings questioned in Turkey, first arrests in the sector
A dozen people in the construction industry have been arrested in Turkey, where mourning is now giving way to anger, five days after the Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep earthquakes. Despite anti-seismic…
President Assad shows up at the bedside of victims in Aleppo
International aid is beginning to flow into Turkey, towards Syrian rebel areas from Turkey, and towards Damascus, for areas under Syrian government control. It was in one of them that…
at Adana airport, these survivors who chose to leave
While the toll of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday February 6 continues to grow, many survivors want to leave the disaster areas. Thousands of people seek…
Despite the crisis, Lebanon sends aid to Syria
While international aid is flowing massively towards Turkey, neighboring Syria, also affected by the earthquake, does not receive the same outpouring of solidarity. At war for twelve years with a…
in Kahramanmaras, the distress of the families following the rescue operations
In Turkey and Syria, the hope of saving survivors of Monday’s violent earthquake is diminishing hour by hour. The chances of survival are dwindling three days after the tragedy which…
In the spotlight: how to reconcile the humanitarian emergency after the earthquake and diplomatic disputes?
More than 16,000 dead, entire cities in ruins, populations who lack everything…” Natural disasters are an opportunity for rapprochement, relief The cross. The spirit of mutual aid is then freed…
in the face of the outpouring of solidarity, online scams intensify
Less than 24 hours after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, cybercriminals launched spam campaigns aimed at exploiting the momentum of solidarity among populations in several countries. While tens of…
European Union aid will also reach the Syrians
From Monday evening, the Europeans began to activate the various aid mechanisms for the regions affected by the earthquake in Turkey. In Syria, voices are raised not to be left…
Chile’s specificity is its pine and eucalyptus crops
At least 24 dead, 2,180 injured and nearly 300,000 hectares burned. This is the still provisional assessment of the fires that continue to ravage central-southern Chile. This area alone already…
in Germany, the Turkish diaspora is mobilized to help
The deadly earthquake in Turkey sparked a wave of international solidarity. It applies in particular to the Turkish diaspora, and more particularly to Germany, where three million people are from…