In the year since earthquakes devastated southern Turkey, the Karapirli family has struggled to heal, find a home and cope with a bottomless sense of loss.
Tag: Earthquakes
Iceland Faces ‘New Chapter’ of Seismic Activity as Lava Menaces Town
The country has many earthquakes and eruptions, but now, “a daunting period of upheaval has begun” in the southwest, the president said.
Japan Earthquake Survivor in Her 90s Rescued After Five Days
The survivor, who was in her 90s, was dug out from under a collapsed house, injured but responsive.
Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to at Least 48
The authorities continued to look for people buried in the rubble of collapsed and burned buildings in the coastal epicenter of the disaster.
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, and Officials Warn of Aftershocks
There were reports of collapsed buildings and people being trapped underneath them. The quake disrupted electricity and phone service, and initially raised fears of a tsunami.
Fukushima Disaster Still Looms Large in Japan Years After Quake
As another major quake struck Japan, the country was still reckoning with the nuclear crisis triggered by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami of 13 years ago.
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Triggering Tsunami Warnings
Officials ordered residents of the Noto Peninsula to leave for higher ground immediately, warning that there could be waves as high as five meters.
China Earthquake: In Bitter Cold, a Struggle to Help Survivors
The death toll from the earthquake, in a poor, remote area, rose to 131. People who had lost their homes huddled in tents or spent the night in cars.
Iceland Volcano Erupts Near Grindavik After Weeks of Earthquakes
While Monday’s eruption was not unexpected, it was larger than volcanologists had been predicting and took place not far from an evacuated town and a power plant.
China Earthquake Kills More Than 120 in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces
The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Gansu Province around midnight. People who had fled their homes huddled in the cold, building fires to keep warm.