Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Shortly before leaving for his first state visit to China on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a thinly veiled criticism of his … Read more
CNN — At least three more people, including two minors, have been incredibly pulled alive from the rubble of a devastating earthquake, 10 days after it struck parts of Turkey and Syria. A 17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez was dubbed the “miracle girl” when she was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, 248 hours … Read more
CNN — After a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, claiming the lives of thousands of people and injuring many more, there will be questions for those who had been planning to travel to region in coming days and weeks. Turkey is a major tourism destination, attracting 44.6 million foreign arrivals in … Read more
CNN — An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday, the country’s geophysics agency BMKG said. According to the BMKG, the epicenter of the earthquake was on land and there is no potential for a tsunami. One person was injured while four houses and a school were damaged in the town … Read more
CNN — The number of people killed by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s West Java province has risen to 162, according to its governor. Some 326 people have also been injured, with varying degrees of severity, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said at a news conference. The quake hit the Cianjur region in West Java … Read more
A peregrine falcon sitting on eggs in a Melbourne nest appeared startled after one of Australia’s biggest quakes on record struck, before flying away from the nest. Live-streamed footage from property group Mirvac for the Victorian Peregrine Project captured the falcon’s dazed look, as well as a falcon returning to the nest moments later. Eagle-eyed bird watchers on social media … Read more
3.39am BST03:39 The earthquake that was Well, that was an exciting and slightly scary morning. We are going to close this blog here, but you can continue to follow any new developments on the earthquake via our Australian news liveblog, here. Let’s just recap on what has happened: We will continue to bring you any … Read more
Some of GSI’s efforts towards mitigating the impacts of natural disasters are highlighted below on the “International Day of Calamity Control”. (Representational image: Reuters) India, like other countries is grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, with exponentially increasing contagion. Adequate preparedness in such health and related infrastructure is never wasteful, because the same can always be used … Read more
Istanbul CNN — Turkey’s Red Crescent organization has been criticized by lawmakers and citizens after revelations that it sold tents to a charity instead of donating them to people in urgent need after the massive earthquake that claimed more than 44,000 lives earlier this month. While people were begging the government for shelters to sleep … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6 killed at least 45,000 people, rendered millions homeless across almost a dozen cities … Read more