Turkey

Following the devastation left in the wake of the earthquake, the world community has stepped up to help Turkey. However, while most of the world is focused on helping Turkey, this has given an opportunity to scamsters as well.

Indian army's field hospital set-up in Turkey's Hatay to provide assistance to the earthquake-affected people, has started functioning

Turkey's residents were unable to access Twitter on Wednesday. The country has a history of limiting citizens' access to social media.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's first visit to the affected area came as the outrage intensified because of the tight election that will take place in three months.

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif postponed his planned Turkey visit as the earthquake-hit country refuses to host him amid countrywide relief operations

NDRF teams reached Gaziantep region in Turkey, the epicentre of the devastating earthquake, and began rescue and relief operations

While reporting on India's efforts to assist Turkey, several media houses reported that Pakistan denied airspace to India.

The international community has been quick to offer assistance to Turkey and Syria as the full scale of the disaster becomes clear, reported CNN.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that PM Modi became tearful while referring to the Turkey earthquake as he has witnessed the 2001 Gujarat earthquake firsthand

The PM's office has announced in a press release that 2 NDRF teams with 50 personnel each with trained dog squads for rescue operations, relief materials and necessary equipment will be immediately despatched to Turkey. In addition, medical teams with trained doctors, paramedics and essential medicines will be sent too.