World

Video: Huge multi-storey building suddenly collapses as earthquake hits Turkey

A massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Turkey and Syria at around 4 am on Monday, killing more than 2,600 people as buildings were reduced to rubble.

The video shows a huge multi-storey building suddenly collapsing to the ground in Turkey’s Sanliurfa province in Turkey. Authorities said 16 structures collapsed in Sanliurfa and 34 in Osmaniye, according to a report by news agency Reuters. Vast swathes have also been devastated in neighbouring Syria.

India has also sent disaster relief teams to help as several people are still buried under debris and millions have become homeless in the bitter winter cold which touches sub-zero temperatures.

IN Bureau

Recent Posts

Explorations in India is now “easier, faster, and more profitable than ever before”: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday highlighted Central Government's series of sweeping policy reforms under…

15 hours ago

WFP raises alarm as 10 million Afghans face hunger due to aid cuts

The World Food Programme (WFP) has once again raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis…

16 hours ago

Tibetans and Koreans celebrate His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with a long-life prayer ceremony

The Tibetan and Korean Buddhist communities in Busan came together to celebrate the 90th birthday…

16 hours ago

Taiwan accuses China of endangering aviation safety with illegal flight corridor

Taiwan plans to ask its diplomatic partners and friendly nations to bring up China's unilateral…

19 hours ago

Google rolls out AI mode for all users in India

Google has rolled out AI Mode feature for all users in India, which will make…

20 hours ago

Suriname elects first female President amid economic challenges

71-year-old physician and veteran lawmaker Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as Suriname's first female president,…

20 hours ago