Fresh Lead

 The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 was in Pazarcik district in Kahramanmaras. Rescue workers and medics pull out a person from a collapsed building in Antakya, Turkey ISTANBUL: Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. “In many of our provinces, search and rescue efforts have been completed. They continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay provinces,” the agency’s chief Yunus Sezer told reporters in Ankara. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 was in Pazarcik district in Kahramanmaras. Sezer said search and rescue efforts continued at around 40 buildings in the provinces on the 14th day, but expected this number to fall by Sunday evening. The agency head also said Turkey’s death toll had risen to 40,689. The total death toll in Syria is now 44,377. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Saturday tha...

Turkey's Ambassador to India Firat Sunel said that the valuable help is truly appreciated.                  Turkey Ambassador's Thank You Note For India's "Valuable Help" After Earthquake  New Delhi: Soon after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey earlier this month, India launched 'Operation Dost' aimed at assisting in the relief and rescue operations. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indian Army worked round the clock in the quake-hit nation. Acknowledging New Delhi's contribution to the relief operations, Turkey's Ambassador to India Firat Sunel said that the valuable help is truly appreciated. "Like the Government of India, the big-hearted Indian people have also joined hands to help those in need in the earthquake region. We truly appreciate all of you for your valuable help," Mr Sunel said in a tweet. He also shared a video showing the tonnes of material that had come in from India. The death coun...

 The top US diplomat arrived at Incirlik air base in southern Turkey through which the United States has shipped aid after the worst natural disaster to hit the region in more than a century. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Sunday to show support to the earthquake-hit country and NATO ally which has had tumultuous ties with Washington. His visit comes after a 7.8-magnitude tremor hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria killing nearly 45,000 people but his trip had been planned before the disaster. It is his first visit to Turkey since he took office more than two years ago. The top US diplomat arrived at Incirlik air base in southern Turkey through which the United States has shipped aid after the worst natural disaster to hit the region in more than a century. He will meet officials coordinating the delivery of US aid and see the humanitarian effort under way in Hatay, one of the worst affected Turkish provin...