EARTHQUAKES

Syria receives new shipment of Jordanian aid

Published on: May 23, 2023
09:34

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Damascus, May 23 (Prensa Latina) A humanitarian aid convoy sent by Jordanian charity organizations arrived in Syria through the Nassib border crossing, on the common border, on Tuesday.

Syria reveals final figures on earthquake losses

Published on: May 8, 2023
10:21

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Damascus, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous, revealed today that the earthquakes that devastated the country last February caused the death of 1,414 persons and injuries to 2,367 others.

Syria continues to receive aid for earthquake victims

Published on: April 20, 2023
10:23

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Damascus, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) New shipments of humanitarian aid arrived in Syria to help the families affected by the earthquakes that shook the country on February 6.

Syria claims that blockade prevents housing programs

Published on: April 5, 2023
11:22

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Damascus, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Syria cannot have the necessary equipment and technical vehicles to build houses due to the blockade, Public Works and Housing Minister Suhail Abdel Latif denounced on Wednesday.

Death toll from earthquakes exceeds 46,100 in Türkiye

Published on: March 6, 2023
18:34

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Ankara, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the death toll from last February's six earthquakes in the country has risen to 46,104 people.

Syria thanks Iran for its support due to earthquakes

Published on: March 2, 2023
09:16

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Damascus, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad expressed on Thursday gratitude to Iran for its support in response to the aftermath of the earthquakes that shook this nation in February.

Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano produced eight thousand quakes in 4 months

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:51

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Quito, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported today that the Cotopaxi volcano produced about eight thousand earthquakes since October 21, 2022, a figure equivalent to 1,600 events per month.

More than 45,000 people died in Türkiye due to earthquakes

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:36

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Ankara, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Turkish authorities stated on Wednesday that more than 45,000 people have died following the devastating 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes on the Richter scale that occurred on February 6, with epicenter in southern Kahramanmaras province.

Cuban physicians in Türkiye express decision to keep on working

Published on: February 27, 2023
13:59

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal on Monday informed the Cuban people about the decision by collaborators of that sector working in Türkiye to keep working as they have been doing so far and to fulfill their duty.

Syria reports 19 aftershocks

Published on: February 24, 2023
12:41

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Damascus, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian National Earthquake Center reported on Friday that its monitoring stations have recorded 19 aftershocks during the last few hours.

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