Antakya/Iskenderun: Following last week’s earthquake in Turkey, Erdem Avsaroglu’s sister, husband and two children are among the ruins of a collapsed apartment block in Antakya (Old Antokhya). Yet there was life left in them. And for them to talk to the rescue workers.
But following a day and a half everything was washed away. The fire started on Tuesday night from the generator inside the building debris. As the fire raged for hours, Avsaroglu, a professional firefighter, might only watch.
Even following the fire, their voices stopped. For more than five days, heat was emanating from the remains of the building. It is now seven days. Those who went to the beach were tired. Now there is only a prayer that the dead bodies will not be dismembered.
Around 80 people living in Block 21 were rescued before the fire. 12 dead bodies were recovered. The remaining 47 people are missing. The condition of the recovered bodies is even more painful. Avsaroglu said that some families got only bones because of the fire.
The remaining question is how the 10-year-old building collapsed. Many old buildings in the surrounding area are standing intact. Meanwhile, the complaint that the government is not getting enough support in the rescue mission has given way to widespread anger. If there were adequate rescue systems, 40-50 more people might have been saved, the words of those in the mission.
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes so far has risen to nearly 30,000 in Turkey and over 4,500 in Syria.
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| A World War II bomb exploded while being defused in the UK
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
London: A bomb believed to be from the Second World War has been found in the British town of Great Yarmouth. The bomb accidentally exploded while trying to defuse it. No casualties were reported.
The incident started on Tuesday when a contractor engaged in dredging work in the Yare River found 250 kg of explosives. After he informed, the authorities reached the area and announced high alert. People were then evacuated and roads closed. The team of experts started the operation to defuse the explosive device on Friday. In the meantime it somehow exploded. According to the police, casualties were avoided due to the presence of a protective shield around the bomb, which was made in the last century. Norfolk Police later tweeted footage of the bomb detonating during defuse operations. This video later went viral.
Bulawayo: The first cricket test of West Indies’ tour of Zimbabwe ended in a draw. In the second innings, the hosts, Zimbabwe batted for 272 runs, and the match ended with 134 runs for six wickets. The final day was exciting as Windies declared their second innings at 203 for five.
In the first innings, West Indies declared 447 runs for six wickets and Zimbabwe declared 379 runs for nine wickets.
Bengaluru: Karnataka take a huge lead of 358 runs in Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final once morest Uttarakhand. At the end of the second day, Karnataka were 474 for five.
They bowled out Uttarakhand for 116 runs. Shreyas Gopal who scored a century (103 off 153 balls including a six and 13 fours), B.R. Sarath (23) is at the crease.
Openers Ravikumar Samarth (82 off 108 balls), skipper Mayank Agarwal (83 including a six and 12 fours off 109 balls), Malayali player Devdutt Patikal (69) and Nikin Jose (62) helped Karnataka. Manish Pandey (39) is the only one who has faded in the front row. Uttarakhand was crushed by Venkatesh who took five wickets for 36 runs. Vidwat Kaverappa and Krishnappa Gautam took two wickets each and Vijay Kumar Vysakh took one wicket. Bengal leads the quarter once morest Jharkhand by 65 runs in the first innings. When play was stopped on the second day, Bengal were 238 for three. Abhishek Poral (25) and Shabazz Ahmed (17) are at the crease. Jharkhand’s first innings ended for 173 runs. Abhimanyu Easwaran (77 off 154 balls) and Sudhip Kumar Gharami (68) scored half-centuries for Bengal. Madhya Pradesh is facing a batting slump once morest Andhra Pradesh. Andhra scored 379 runs in the first innings. In reply, Madhya Pradesh started batting on the second day when play was stopped at 144 for four.