Baku 20° C
WHO: Earthquake in Türkiye - Europe's worst natural disaster in century
Region
- 14 February, 2023
- 12:48
Add Report.az to preferred Google sources
Stay up to date with the top news!
The World Health Organization said that last week's massive earthquake, the epicenter of which was in Türkiye, constituted the "worst natural disaster" in 100 years in its Europe region, Report informs, citing NDTV.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, followed by a major aftershock, on February 6 has now killed more than 35,000 people in Türkiye and Syria.
"We are witnessing the worst natural disaster in the WHO European region for a century, and we are still learning about its magnitude," Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, told a press conference.
Author
Latest News
11:08
Azerbaijan increases revenue from methanol exports by 8%
Energy
11:03
Azerbaijan increases exports of petroleum bitumen 3.5-fold
Energy
11:03
Azerbaijan increases exports of petroleum coke 1.4-fold
Energy
10:55
Azerbaijan exports nearly 327,000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer in 9 months
Energy
10:47
Top 10 countries importing Azerbaijani oil in 9 months
Energy
10:42
Azerbaijan's natural gas exports approached 18 bcm in nine months
Energy
10:40
Azerbaijan sees over twofold surge in revenue from petroleum product exports
Energy
10:29
WB ready to increase funding for environmental rehabilitation, infrastructure modernization in Baku
Finance
10:16
Azerbaijan boosts oil export revenue by over 13%
Energy