Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died following Monday’s earthquake in his home country, his club Yeni Malatyaspor has confirmed. More than 5,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. “Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, lost his life after being under the collapse of the earthquake. Rest in peace,” the club said on Twitter. “We will not forget you, beautiful person,” it added. Turkaslan, 28, played six times for Turkish second division club Yeni Malatyaspor after joining in 2021. Former Crystal Palace and Everton winger Yannick Bolasie, who currently plays for Turkish second tier side Caykur … Continue reading Turkish football club goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan dies in earthquake

Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,300 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday. The World Health Organization has warned the toll may rise dramatically as rescuers find more victims. As day breaks rescue teams are stepping up their search for survivors. Many people in the disaster zone have been too scared to go back into buildings. The 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 … Continue reading Historic Tragedy: Death toll rises to almost 5000 in Turkey earthquake as heavy rain hampers rescue operations

A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing dozens of people and trapping many others. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep. In Turkey, officials confirmed more than 50 deaths so far. Ten cities have been hit in Turkey. In Syria, at least 42 people were killed, state media reported. There are fears the death toll will rise sharply in the coming hours. Many buildings have collapsed and rescue teams have been deployed … Continue reading Photos: Many killed as powerful earthquake hits south-eastern Turkey

At least six people have been killed by tornadoes in Alabama, according to local officials, who say they are “still searching for bodies”. Over 35 tornadoes were reported by the National Weather Services (NWS) across the southern US on Thursday, putting more than 30 million people at risk. A “large and extremely dangerous tornado” caused widespread damage to Selma, Alabama, the NWS said. The storms have caused blackouts for thousands of people in four states. More than 147,000 residents in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas were without power by Thursday evening, according to Poweroutages.us. Foul weather is forecast to … Continue reading At least six people dead from tornadoes in Alabama

A landslide on a road in the province of Risaralda in western Colombia has killed at least 27 people, the country’s president has announced. A bus full of passengers was among several vehicles buried under mud and rocks, which tumbled down a hillside following heavy rains. One of the passengers helped his wife and two children escape from the bus before he was buried and died. At least three children are among those killed, President Gustavo Petro said. The landslide happened in the early hours of Sunday morning local time on the road leading to the northern province of Chocó. … Continue reading Dozens of people die as bus is buried in Colombia mudslide

A landslide has killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral in Cameroon, a regional governor has said. The funeral service was taking place on a football pitch in the country’s capital Yaounde, one of the wettest cities in Africa. Witnesses said relatives and friends had gathered at the base of a 20-metre-high soil embankment when heavy rains triggered its collapse, engulfing many of them. The region’s governor Naseri Paul Bea said the search for survivors was ongoing, but at least 14 had been killed. “We are carrying the corpses to the mortuary of the central hospital, while … Continue reading Tragedy: Landslide kills 14 attending funeral in Cameroon

Heartbreaking accounts are emerging of the last moments of victims of a powerful landslide that tore across the Italian island of Ischia on Saturday. The father of one woman in her 30s told how she phoned him for help as earth began breaking on the hill above her, but that he was unable to save her. Hers was one of five bodies found by rescuers, but at least nine people are still missing on the island off Naples. The torrent of mud and debris destroyed homes and dragged cars into the sea. It followed days of relentless rain in southern … Continue reading Tragic: Five bodies found as rescue work continues over landslide in Italy

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck an area of western Turkey near the town of Duzce, about 210km (130 miles) east of Turkey’s largest city Istanbul. The tremors were strong enough to be felt in Istanbul and the capital Ankara. At least 35 people were injured, officials say. Estimates of the quake’s depth vary from 2km to 10km. There are reports of power being disrupted in the region, as well as some residents jumping from balconies. Another 4.7 quake was reported some 20 minutes after the first. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said there had been no information about loss … Continue reading Strong earthquake rocks western Turkey near Duzce

At least six people have died while climbing Eurasia’s highest active volcano in eastern Russia’s Kamchatka region, local media report. Rescuers remain unable to reach another six climbers on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano because of bad weather – despite a renewed effort on Sunday. Two of the climbers are believed to be sheltering in a camp at 3,300m (10,827ft) above sea level, and another four in a tent at 4,000m. All the climbers are Russian nationals. The 12-strong group, which included two guides, began their ascent to the 4,754m summit on Tuesday, local media say. But four days later, on … Continue reading Climbers killed during a fall on Russian volcano

Darwin has been rocked by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake – with locals reporting feeling the ground shake underneath them for 30 seconds.  The epicentre of the earthquake was in East Timor with tremors felt as far away as the Red Centre in the Northern Territory, GeoScience Australia said in an alert.  The Bureau of Meteorology reassured residents there was no active tsunami threat.  Locals took to social media saying they saw buildings shake and felt the ground tremble for half-a-minute. ‘Anyone else feel that earthquake in Darwin?’ one person wrote on Twitter. Darwin has been rocked by several earthquakes in the past … Continue reading Huge 6.4 magnitude quake shakes Australia and East Timor

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Peru, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake struck at around 7.02am local time in the Tirapata region and was centred 8.1 miles (13km) east-southeast of Azangaro. It was fairly deep at around 135.3 miles (217.8km) beneath the surface. The US Tsunami Warning System said no tsunami warning had been issued. Earlier, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) estimated the quake at magnitude 7. The earthquake shook some buildings in La Paz, the capital of neighbouring Bolivia, as well as in Peruvian cities … Continue reading Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Peru

The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a million people.A trampoline is blown down a street during a storm in Toronto The storms, which lasted more than two hours Saturday afternoon and packed the power of a tornado, left a trail of destruction in parts of Ontario and Quebec. Wind gusts as strong as 132 km (82 miles) per hour felled trees, uprooted electric poles and toppled many metal transmission towers, utility … Continue reading Storms kill at least 8 in Canada, leave half a million without power