Turkey earthquake: The world rallies in the face of disaster
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One search and rescue team on their way to the city, their van loaded with specialist equipment and supplies, told the BBC they were eager to get there and start looking for survivors, but they had no idea how bad the devastation would be when they a...
Watermelon became a racist stereotype during the Jim Crow era in the US, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The fruit was once a symbol of self-sufficiency among southern African Americans who grew and sold wate...
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In government-controlled areas, all of the country's emergency services have been made available, including the army and student volunteers. However, BBC Monitoring's Hesham Shawish, a Middle East specialist, says this is not enough to deal with the...
A number of specialist ships have been deployed to the area, including an oceanographic survey ship that uses sonar and other means to map out a debris field, Gen VanHerck, who commands both the US military's Northern Command and joint US-Canadian No...
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Rescue workers are racing to save people trapped in collapsed buildings after two powerful earthquakes devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria.Our Middle East Correspondent Anna Foster is in Adana, Turkey, one of the cities hit by the...
On Monday, defence officials said debris had been found in an area that measures roughly 1,500m (4,920 ft) by 1,500m, although material is spread over a much larger area. Efforts to recover the balloon's equipment have been complicated by sea conditi...
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