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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Crowds of Palestinians gather to receive food aid outside the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. Turkish aid, provided by AFAD, addresses food shortages caused by Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A man carries flour distributed by AFAD at the UNRWA center as others reach out in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. This aid comes amidst a food crisis caused by Israeli attacks, as Palestinians endure severe shortages under challenging conditions. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Palestinians crowd around the distribution site to receive flour from AFAD at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. This aid aims to alleviate the food crisis caused by Israeli attacks, with families facing severe shortages. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Palestinians crowd around the distribution site to receive flour from AFAD at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Palestinians crowd around the distribution site to receive flour from AFAD at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A worker distributes a sack of flour provided by AFAD at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A large crowd gathers at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024, awaiting flour distribution by AFAD. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A Palestinian boy carries a heavy sack of flour on his shoulder, making his way from the distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A large crowd gathers at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024, awaiting flour distribution by AFAD. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Crowds gather around the UNRWA distribution center as flour supplies are distributed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Stacks of flour sacks await distribution to Palestinians facing shortages at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Palestinian men gather to collect sacks of flour distributed by AFAD at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Stacks of flour sacks await distribution to Palestinians facing shortages at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Palestinian men gather to collect sacks of flour distributed by AFAD at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A large crowd gathers at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024, awaiting flour distribution by AFAD. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A Palestinian man carries sacks of flour distributed at the UNRWA center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Crowds gather around the UNRWA distribution center as flour supplies are distributed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Crowds gather around the UNRWA distribution center as flour supplies are distributed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A large crowd gathers at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024, awaiting flour distribution by AFAD. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Crowds gather around the UNRWA distribution center as flour supplies are distributed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

Workers organize flour sacks at the UNRWA distribution center in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Collect Flour - Gaza

A man clutches a large sack of flour labeled UNRWA during distribution efforts in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 2, 2024. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has provided flour amidst a food crisis caused by ongoing Israeli attacks. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocks northern Turkish province of Tokat: AFAD

STORY: Magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocks northern Turkish province of Tokat: AFAD SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tokat after the quake (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: A magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocked the northern Turkish province of Tokat on Thursday, according to the country's disaster management authority AFAD. The earthquake struck at 6:11 p.m. local time (1511 GMT), with its epicenter located in the town of Sulusaray in Tokat province, approximately 450 kilometers east of the capital Ankara, according to AFAD. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake was felt in neighboring provinces, private broadcaster NTV reported. Teams from the AFAD and other relevant agencies were investigating the situation at the scene, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. Türkiye is crisscrossed by active seismic faultlines. In February 2023, two powerful ea

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Türkiye's rescue teams start mission in Libya, new aid supplies shipped out

STORY: Türkiye's rescue teams start mission in Libya, new aid supplies shipped out DATELINE: Sept 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:1:03 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish search and rescue and medical teams starting to work in the flooded region of Libya (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of Military ships carrying aid supplies from Türkiye to Libya (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Rescue teams sent by Türkiye have joined Libya in its search and rescue efforts while new aid supplies have been shipped out from the Turkish western port city of Izmir, Türkiye's local media reported Friday. "Türkiye's helping hand has reached Libya," the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "We stand by our Libyan brothers and sisters in the disaster zone where one of the biggest floods of history occurred," read the post. In addition to the three relief planes that departed on Tuesday, three mi

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2 dead, 4 missing after floods hit NW Türkiye

STORY: 2 dead, 4 missing after floods hit NW Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit areas 2. various of rescuers 3. various of a helicopter STORYLINE: At least two people died and four went missing on Tuesday in Türkiye's northwestern province of Kirklareli after heavy floods hit the area, the government's disaster agency said. Teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have rescued six people and found two bodies in the town of Igneada, the agency said in a post on X, a social platform formerly known as Twitter. Search is underway to find the four missing citizens, AFAD added. Streams overflowed and some roads were blocked after heavy rains hit the region, according to the NTV broadcaster. Igneada is a popular destination on the Black Sea coast and is home to the country's well-known floodplain forests. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

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5.6-magnitude earthquake in Türkiye kills 1, injures 69

STORY: 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Türkiye kills 1, injures 69 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of quake-hit Malatya on Monday 2. various of a building collapsing STORYLINE: One person was killed and 69 others were injured after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Türkiye on Monday, three weeks after the massive quakes that claimed more than 44,000 lives, the country's disaster agency said. The earthquake's epicenter was located in the Yesilyurt district of Malatya province, which had already been struck by the powerful tremors on Feb. 6. A total of 25 buildings that had previously been damaged by the tremors earlier this month collapsed on Monday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye's southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT), followed by a magnitude 6.4 quake a few minutes later in the country's southern province of Gaziant

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Antakya, southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An excavator clears earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 14, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Antakya, southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2023 shows damaged buildings in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the China Search and Rescue Team work with local partners to carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Antakya, southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 11, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 7, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-RESCUE EFFORTS

(230220) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry out rescue operation among earthquake debris in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 7, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. Works in the other quake-hit regions now focused on debris removal, sheltering the homeless, and infrastructure preparations, the AFAD chief said. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023 shows a view of damage in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023 shows a temporary shelter in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023 shows a view of damage in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy cries at a shelter camp in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers continue to clear rubble in the search for the missing from destroyed buildings in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023 shows personal items in the rubble of a damaged building in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KAHRAMANMARAS-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

(230220) -- KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child sits near the rubble of a destroyed building in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2023. Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes that claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. Search and rescue are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Yunus Sezer, said at a press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)