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Flood in Turkey's Rize kills one person

Flood in Turkey's Rize kills one person

One person died and another was injured under the wreckage of the house that had collapsed due to the flood in Rize's Çayeli District of Turkey. The flood was caused by the heavy rain, Turkish media reported. …

 Sochi hit by 3.6-magnitude earthquake

Sochi hit by 3.6-magnitude earthquake

A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake was registered near Russia's Sochi, a spokesman for the city’s seismology station said, adding that no casualties or damages were reported. "The earthquake occurred at 06:35 a.m. Moscow …

 Twelve hectares of Georgian forestland on fire

Twelve hectares of Georgian forestland on fire

Georgia has been offered more international help as a massive forest fire is still raging after it broke out three days ago in the country’s central region. The country's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili …

Russia's police to probe into Rostov-on-Don fire

Russia's police to probe into Rostov-on-Don fire

Russia's police will probe into the fire which broke out on Monday in the center of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, the press service of the Interior Ministry’s regional department said in a statement. "An …

Earthquake hits Armenia's Spitak

Earthquake hits Armenia's Spitak

The Survey for Seismic Protection Agency of Armenia recorded a 2.5-magnitude earthquake in the north of the country on Wednesday at 5:07 am local time. The epicenter of this tremor was 10km southeast of Spitak town. The hypocenter …

Forest fire breaks out at four different spots in Turkey

Forest fire breaks out at four different spots in Turkey

A forest fire broke out at four different spots around the Mount Ida in the Edremit district of the western province of Balıkesir. Two firefighting aircrafts, four helicopters, 24 sprinklers and two bulldozers were immediately …

4.4-point earthquake hits Turkey's Van

4.4-point earthquake hits Turkey's Van

An earthquake shook Turkey's eastern province of Van on Wednesday. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was registered at around 04:58 a.m. at a depth of 5 km, Turkish media reported. No injuries have been reported …

4.7-point earthquake hits Turkey's Bodrum

4.7-point earthquake hits Turkey's Bodrum

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 points was registered in Turkey's Bodrum at 08:18 local time, the Turkish media reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 5.2 kilometers. No injuries or damage have …

Severe heat expected in Armenia

Severe heat expected in Armenia

A severe heat is expected to strike at Armenia in August, the chief of the Armenian Weather Forecast Center, Gagik Surenyan, said. According to him, a hot cyclone is moving from Iraq's territory northward and will …

Plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul due to hailstorm

Plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul due to hailstorm

An Atlas Jet plane made an emergency landing at the Istanbul Atatürk International Airport after a hailstorm caused severe damaged to its exterior. The footage showed that the plane landed successfully at the airport thanks to the …

 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran

A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Iran’s south has led to a power outage in a remote area, Iranian state TV reported. The quake that struck at around 10 p.m. local time on Sunday jolted the Sirch village in the southern …

Armenia-Turkey border hit by 3-point earthquake

Armenia-Turkey border hit by 3-point earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 points was registered at the Armenia-Turkey border at 10:42 local time, Armenian emergency situations ministry said. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 15 km north of the village of …

Wind storm kills three people in Kazakhstan

Wind storm kills three people in Kazakhstan

Three people were killed and another three injured in a wind storm that hit Taraz, the administrative center of the Zhambyl region, on Monday, the regional governor Karim Kokrekbayev said. Kazakh Prime …

Turkey's Van hit by two earthquakes

Turkey's Van hit by two earthquakes

Two earthquakes occurred in the province of Van in eastern Turkey, the Turkish Office for Prevention and Elimination of Consequences of Emergency (AFAD) said. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 points was registered yesterday in …

2.3-point earthquake hits Armenia

2.3-point earthquake hits Armenia

Armenia's Survey for Seismic Protection Agency recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 in the country at 10:49am local time. The epicenter was located 18 km west of the city of Stepanavan at a depth of 10 kilometers, …

Death toll rises to 42 in northwest Iran's floods

Death toll rises to 42 in northwest Iran's floods

The death toll of the recent flooding in Iran's northwestern provinces has risen to 42 people, IRIB TV reported. Among the dead, 36 were from Ajab-Shir and Azar-Shahr regions in East Azerbaijan Province, five from Kurdistan Province …

 Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes near Iran's Mashhad

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes near Iran's Mashhad

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northeastern Iran near the city of Mashhad, killing at least one person. Iranian state radio said the epicenter of the quake appeared to be the Sefid Sang district some 80 kilometers southeast of …

Central Kazakhstan hit by 4.5 magnitude quake

Central Kazakhstan hit by 4.5 magnitude quake

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in central Kazakhstan early Monday morning, the experimental and methodological expedition of the country’s Ministry of Education and Science said in a statement. "The earthquake’s …

Earthquake hits Turkey's Canakkale

Earthquake hits Turkey's Canakkale

3.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish province of Canakkale. Tremors were registered at the depth of 7.01 km. There's no information about any damage yet. …

Third earthquake rocks Turkey's Çanakkale

Third earthquake rocks Turkey's Çanakkale

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook the western province of Çanakkale early Tuesday, only a day after two magnitude 5.3 earthquakes rattled the same city on Monday, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority …