‘Exhausted’ B.C. rescue team returns home from Turkey earthquake zone Tuesday
The Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team deployed last week to help find victims of devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, will return to B.C., Tuesday.
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Calgary man in Turkey finds bodies of mother and sister, struggles to help surviving siblings
A Calgary man in Turkey has discovered the bodies of his mother and sister after the devastating earthquake and is struggling to help his surviving — but injured — siblings.
Turkish-Canadian society calls for changes in deployment of rescue crews after disasters
The Turkish-Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey.
Turkey earthquake: Building contractors detained as death toll tops 33,000
Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors.
B.C. team helps rescue woman, pulled from rubble four days after Turkey quake
A search and rescue team from British Columbia has…
Turkey earthquake: Edmontonians collecting donations for victims as death toll tops 23K
As the earthquake death toll surpasses 23,000, the Turkish Canadian Society has a donation drive this weekend to collect money, medical supplies and winter gear to send to Turkey.
Turkey earthquake: Survivors still being found as death toll tops 25,000
Turkey’s president on Saturday raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in Syria, the reported number of dead was 3,553.
Southern Alberta supporting Syria and Turkey earthquake victims
“It’s very emotional. At the same time, it’s a time for us as a community to come together and really support each other.”
Turkey earthquake: B.C. firefighters help rescue woman trapped in building
The woman they helped rescue had been trapped in Adiyaman, a city in southeastern Turkey. She had been in the rubble since the building collapsed on Monday.
Canada may speed up immigration applications from Turkey, Syria after earthquake
On Wednesday, Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to the earthquake-hit region to determine what additional aid from Canada is needed.