Construction near fault lines might be banned

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 04:27:00 +0100dailysabah (en)

An earthquake that shook the western province of Izmir on Oct. 30 triggered a debate over buildings constructed on shaky ground and with poor cement quality. The government now is planning a landmark law that will enable deeper inquiry into fault lines across the country and shut down areas near and on them to construction.

The World in Brief

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:46:00 +0100arkansasonline (en)

Turkish girl, 3, alive 4 days after quake. IZMIR, TURKEY -- Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a toddler out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. Wrapped in a thermal blanket, the girl was taken into an....

MetMalaysia proactively monitors earthquake, tsunami threats

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:34:00 +0100thesundaily (en)

KUALA LUMPUR: Taking the tsunami which affected several northern peninsular states on Dec 26, 2004 as a lesson learnt, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) will continue to proactively act and monitor earthquake activities as well as issue tsunami warnings in the country.

Mediterranean on RED ALERT with Erdogan threatening 'war' with Greece - terrifying warning

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:02:00 +0100express (en)

"Greece calls on Turkey to immediately withdraw the illegal NAVTEX and return to exploratory contacts, for the only pending issue between the two countries, the delimitation of maritime zones." In an op-ed for the Greek City Times, Michail Ignatiou, a US-based journalist and expert in Greek affairs,....

Hurricane Eta 'extremely dangerous' as it nears Central America

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:32:00 +0100upi (en)

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Hurricane Eta is inching closer to Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. Eta is the 28th named storm and 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane over the western Caribbean on Monday.

Hurricane Eta 'extremely dangerous' as it nears Central America

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:12:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Hurricane Eta is inching closer to Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. Eta is the 28th named storm and 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane over the western Caribbean on Monday.