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India sends 841 cartons of medicines, diagnostic kits to quake-hit Turkey,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The official sources told ANI that India had dispatched 841 cartons of medicine, protection safety tools, and diagnostics with a weight of 6.19 tons have been sent to Turkey and Syria.
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Turkey: Black ribbon displayed at Istanbul airport to mourn earthquake vic
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
More than 21,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on Monday, and rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in harsh winter conditions.
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'Farcical, laughable': John Kirby on Lavrov's war started by West' remark
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Russian would have you believe as Lavrov likes to say that the war started by the West that places throughout the world, particularly in Africa and Latin America are issues with energy and food security which is farcical and it would be a laughable comment if it wasn't so serious abo
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NDRF reaches Turkey's Gaziantep, starts search and rescue operation
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There have been several precedents in the recenT past of India mobilising emergency relief and assistance to countries struck by natural disasters. And, responding to Turkey's desperate call for assistance, New Delhi has dispatched four medical assistants to the country. Further, six airc
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Sanctions don't cover humanitarian challenges: MEA on assistance to quake-
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"At this point in time, I think what should be uppermost in the mind is the G20 mantra, 'One Earth, One Family, One Future' and in all of this, the present becomes a testing ground on how we as humans come together... Sanctions don't cover such humanitarian challenges," MEA Secretary (Wes
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One Indian missing, 10 stranded in Turkey's remote area but safe: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"There are 10 individuals who are stuck in some remote parts of the affected area but they are safe. We have one Indian national missing, who was on a business visit to turkey's Malatya. And he has not been traced for the last two days. We are in touch with his family and the company in B
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Julie, Romio among 4-member dog squad engage in rescue ops in quake-hit Tu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Julie, Romio, Honey and Rambo-- a four-member dog squad-- are engaged in rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey with their 101-member male colleagues of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
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Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency in quake-hit provinces
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While addressing the State Information Coordination Center in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said, "Based on the authority given to us by Article 119 of the Constitution, we decided to declare a state of emergency."
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Turkey appreciates India for sending search, rescue teams
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While addressing the press conference, Turkey's Ambassador to India Firat Sunel said, "India is among the countries that send teams for search and rescue operations. And as you all know very well, India is among these foreign search and rescue teams. Early yesterday, just a few later than
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NDRF on 4th Intl disaster ops in Turkey since inception; major task after
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Acclaimed globally after Japan's triple disaster in 2011 and Nepal earthquake in 2015, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been given the task for the fourth time since its inception to handle the tragedy of the massive earthquake in Turkey, which has claimed over 4,000 lives
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Another quake of magnitude 5.4 jolts eastern Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The fifth earthquake was reported around 12:41 pm (local time at a depth of 6.8 km at the location 38.116°N 38.669°E, added USGS.
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Turkey earthquake: Biden dials Erdogan, vows to "provide any and all" assi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a telephone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Biden vowed US assistance to NATO Ally Turkey.
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