Natural Disaster

Powerful tornado kills more than two dozen in Mississippi, Alabama states

Powerful tornado cuts a devastating path of at least 274 kilometres through the southern US states, killing 25 people in Mississippi, one in Alabama and obliterating scores of buildings, officials say.

Floods leave more than dozen dead in southeastern Türkiye

Tuesday's heavy downpours caused flooding in Adiyaman and Sanliurfa provinces, which were hit last month by devastating earthquakes.

UNESCO-listed Mount Nemrut statues survive Türkiye quakes

The 2,134-metre-high mountain features giant statues that date back to the 1st century BC and which have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

Several buried dead, dozens missing after Indonesia landslide

Pictures provided by the disaster agency show mud and debris from the landslides had flattened and fully covered the houses near the edge of a cliff on Serasan island, between Borneo and mainland Malaysia.

Turkish mortuary driver lost for words seeing scale of disaster

In Antakya, a driver ferrying bodies to graveyards explains how overwhelming the aftermath of the earthquake is despite his routine job of transporting the dead.

Azerbaijani expert rescued 14 quake survivors with help of imaging device

Azerbaijani expert Ceyhun Khalilov says the imaging device he uses has advanced features, noting it is made up of two cameras and an acoustic voice recorder that can show the situation under the wreckage and offer communication with those trapped.

The top notch tech helping save lives after Türkiye’s deadly earthquakes

Rescuers are relying on high-tech equipment to get to the people stuck underneath the rubble.

Armenia offered 'hand of friendship' after catastrophic quakes: Turkish FM

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's visit to Türkiye after deadly earthquakes is 'meaningful,' says Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Why does earthquake prediction remain impossible?

Scientists have been trying for decades to study the pattern of events which precede earthquakes in a race against time.

Psychology student launches free mental health platform for quake victims

The platform brings together earthquake victims and volunteer mental health experts from around Türkiye to make the healing process easier.

Coping with earthquake trauma: Take a break from the news, seek help

Mental health experts in the US and Türkiye explain how to cope with post-disaster trauma.

Erdogan thanks all countries helping in post-quake rescue efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appreciates all countries for the aid they provided for Turkish people day and night, supporting search and rescue efforts with their teams after powerful earthquakes hit the country's southeast.