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Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home, following one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia's far east yesterday.

World • 31 Jul

a high angle view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded after tsunami

Pacific tsunami warnings downgraded after evacuations

A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula.

World • 30 Jul

A destroyed Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay

Rescue efforts wind down after Myanmar earthquake

Efforts to find survivors from last month's devastating earthquake in Myanmar are winding down.

Asia • 07 Apr

People queue for food being distributed in the city of Sagaing, Myanmar

Myanmar earthquake toll passes 3,000 amid disease fears

The death toll following last week's earthquake in Myanmar stands at more than 3,000, according to the country's rulers.

Asia • 03 Apr

This month's earthquakes have killed more than 50,000 in Turkey and neighbouring Syria

Turkey's economy grew by 5.6% in 2022

Turkey's economy expanded by 5.6% in 2022, official data showed today but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 after earthquakes this month caused widespread destruction in the south of the country.

Business • 28 Feb 23

Baby Afraa has been named after her late mother

Syrian baby born under rubble reunited with aunt, uncle

A baby born under the rubble of a collapsed building in northern Syria during a massive earthquake earlier this month, has been adopted by her aunt and uncle after her parents and siblings all died.

World • 21 Feb 23

Collapsed buildings in Gaziantep, Turkey

Turkey winds down quake rescue as US pledges fresh aid

Turkey has said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces, as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $100 million in fresh humanitarian aid.

World • 19 Feb 23

Survivors were offered tents from the government agency in charge of the emergency, while volunteers arrived with food

Quake survivors live in fear of what the future holds

Earthquake survivors live now in a hellish nightmare, left with nothing but fear of what the future holds, writes Justin McCarthy.

World • 19 Feb 23

As Turkey tries to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria

More than 46,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quake

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with many people still missing.

World • 18 Feb 23

The team deployed to the disaster zone in the aftermath of the earthquake

NI dog search team returns from 'carnage' of quake zone

A dog search and rescue team from Co Down has returned to Northern Ireland after working in Turkey following the devastating earthquake there on 6 February.

Ulster • 17 Feb 23

Hakan Yasinoglu is rescued from under the rubble of a collapsed building 278 hours after the earthquakes hit Defne district of Hatay, Turkey

Three pulled from rubble in Turkey 11 days after quake

Rescue teams have pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey today, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 43,000 people, left millions homeless and sparked a huge relief effort.

World • 17 Feb 23

The aftermath of the earthquake in Antakya, a historical district in central Hatay

Defying odds: A story of survival under the rubble

Huseyin Berber's voice was hoarse from calling for help from under the rubble of his home but he was finally freed more than a week after Turkey's massive earthquake, defying the odds for survival and one of several remarkable stories to emerge.

World • 15 Feb 23

Damaged buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Two pulled from rubble in Turkey, aid reaches Syria

Two women have been pulled from the rubble in Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras, even as hopes to find survivors from last week's devastating earthquake dwindled and the focus switched to giving survivors some relief.

World • 15 Feb 23

Little Ali now lives in a tent with his grandfather

Turkey situation 'desperate', especially for children

While searches continue in the Turkish town of Islahiye, the stories of survival are only beginning, and the toughest weeks are ahead.

World • 14 Feb 23

Scenes of the damage in Jenderes in Syria

Syria to open two border crossings for quake aid - UN

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid to help victims of last week's earthquake.

World • 14 Feb 23

Engin Calar who runs a barber shop business in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim lost 5 family members in the quake

Antrim barber loses five family members in earthquake

A Co Antrim barber who has lost at least five family members in the earthquake in Turkey has urged that future houses in vulnerable areas are built to be safer.

Ulster • 12 Feb 23

Syrian refugee Ali in the quake-hit town of Nurdağı in southern Turkey

'Like the end of the world' in quake-hit Turkey

A week after the earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria there are still stories of miracles - but they are rare.

World • 13 Feb 23

An aerial view of destroyed buildings in Hatay, Turkey after Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake

Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake rises above 33,000

Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble, a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over building collapses.

World • 13 Feb 23

Jableh buries its dead after Monday's earthquake

'World forgot about Syria,' says WHO as aid trickles in

A senior World Health Organization official bemoaned Syria's "forgotten crisis" today, as aid began trickling into rebel-held areas, days after a devastating earthquake.

World • 10 Feb 23

Following the rescue of baby Yagiz, teams also pulled his mother to safety

Newborn baby among those saved days after earthquake

Search and rescue teams from the Istanbul Municipality pulled a ten-day-old baby named Yagiz Ulas from the wreckage of a collapsed building in Hatay overnight, nearly 90 hours after a deadly earthquake struck Turkey and Syria.

World • 10 Feb 23

Rescuers celebrate after rescuing six members of a family from under the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Hatay, Turkey

What we know about earthquake disaster

A strong earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in the early hours of Monday, devastating cities and killing and injuring thousands.

World • 10 Feb 23

People sit around a fire among the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 23,000

Rescuers pulled out children from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the death toll passed 23,000, and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food.

World • 10 Feb 23

Turkish social media has been filled with posts by people complaining about a lack of search and rescue efforts in their provinces

Twitter restored in Turkey after block over criticism

Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish mobile providers in an outage that ended early this morning, following a flurry of online criticism of the government's response to this week's deadly earthquake.

World • 09 Feb 23

Aerial view shows residents searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnia in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province

The politics of aid delivery to Syria

Monday's earthquakes wrought further devastation on northwestern Syria - a region already torn apart by years of war.

Earthquake • 09 Feb 23

People search for survivors after buildings collapsed in Aleppo

In Syria's Aleppo, survivors try to reach the missing

Aleppo, once famed for its labyrinthine covered souks, medieval minarets, domed bathhouses and imposing ancient citadel, is now among the Syrian cities worst hit by Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

World • 08 Feb 23