Turkish president wishes speedy recovery to a teenager after spending 248 hours under rubble
Erdogan extended his speedy recovery wish to Aleyna Olmez, a teenager who was pulled alive from the debris of a collapsed building on Thursday.
Sat Feb 18 2023
Turkiye earthquake: Hopes of finding more survivors fade as death toll surpasses 17,000
Rescue teams continued to spare no effort in searching for more survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday, though hopes faded quickly on the 4th day.
Fri Feb 10 2023
Turkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 15,000
The death toll from both countries was expected to rise as hundreds of collapsed buildings in many cities have become tombs.
Thu Feb 09 2023
Rescuers dig through rubble as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 7,800
Rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Wed Feb 08 2023
At least 10 people trapped in collapsed building in Jordan
At least 25 people were in a dilapidated residential building in Amman when it crumbled.
Wed Sep 14 2022
Spanish rescuers pull body from collapsed building, one still missing
Around 140 firefighters and emergency personnel worked through the night on the recovery operation.
Thu Aug 26 2021
More than 60 survivors pulled from collapsed building in India
Local residents and police combed through tin sheets, metal rods and other wreckage in a desperate search for survivors.
Tue Aug 25 2020
Italy quake toll hits 247 as rescuers hunt for survivors
Hundreds of others were injured, some critically, and an unknown number were trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings after Wednesday's pre-dawn quake.
Thu Aug 25 2016
Survivors sought after 10 killed in Kenya building collapse
Kenyan rescuers scrambled Saturday to free survivors including a woman and child detected trapped in a collapsed building in Nairobi, amid torrential storms that have left 17 people dead.
Sat Apr 30 2016
Taiwan quake: Death toll increases to 35, over 100 remain missing
Rescue workers continue to work hard to remove the victims trapped under a collapsed building caused by the earthquake in Taiwan.
Mon Feb 08 2016
Over 100 trapped in collapsed building after Taiwan quake
Five people including a 10-month-old baby died after a 16-storey residential tower block collapsed in Tainan, following a strong earthquake
Sat Feb 06 2016
Seven dead after powerful Taiwan quake fells buildings
Rescuers were battling to free more than 100 people trapped in a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake this morning.
Sat Feb 06 2016
Bangladesh's collapsed building death toll passes 1,000
The death toll in Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster on Friday soared past 1,000 after more bodies were found in the rubble of a collapsed nine-storey building outside the capital Dhaka.
Fri May 10 2013