Quick Glance: Taiwan Rejects China's Aid Offer After Earthquake
- Taiwanese authorities have not yet estimated the cost of recovering from the massive, deadly earthquake that hit the island on Wednesday.
- China offered aid, but Taiwan swiftly turned it down due to their conflict-ridden relationship.
- Taiwan's quick rejection likely stems from lingering bitterness over how the 1999 earthquake was handled.
- China's aid always comes with conditions, leading to Taiwan's resistance based on distrust and military threats.
Quick Glance: Deadliest Earthquake in China: 120+ Killed in Gansu
- 6.2 magnitude quake hits mountainous Gansu province on Monday night
- Chinese President orders thousands of rescue crew to the region, labeling it among the poorest and most diverse in China
- Footage shows devastated villages, collapsed buildings, and houses, as well as streets filled with debris
- More than 5,000 buildings in Gansu area damaged due to poor building quality of old clay homes in the villages, according to the rescue team
Quick Glance: Morocco Earthquake: Assistance Required!
- International response leads to remarkable rescue moments.
- Moroccan houses are constructed with rocks.
- Urgent help is needed.
- And we need it from anyone willing to provide it.
A long line in front of the snack bar and plenty of tips for a good cause: the action of snack bar owner Mahmoud Jijo in Heidelberg was well received.
A Beverley restaurant owner said he "can't say thank you enough" after stolen goods were replaced by kind-hearted residents within a matter of days ... Show more https://bit.ly/3FgJczf
A restaurant owner who lost 10 family members in the Turkey earthquake has been left horrified as donations have been stolen 💔 https://bit.ly/3YtMWnU
"We are now mostly worried about having enough food as most restaurants are closed''.
Yussuf Muhamad who is among the African students in ... Show more Bushra Noor Moh'd
“I’m a one-man band with thankfully some financial support behind me from the community of Bournemouth, but I can only do so much."
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23345558.bournemouth-restaurant-owner-turkey-delivering-food-supplies/
An exciting new eatery is set to move into the former Thorntons chocolate shop on Whitefriargate 😍
https://bit.ly/41xrZLh
The owners of a popular Turkish cafe in Kendal have praised the 'extraordinary' generosity of the community after raising well over a thousand ... Show more https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/23338769.cafe-olive-kendal-raise-funds-turkey-syria-earthquake-victims/
Quick Glance: The date is February 8, 2023. News about the Turkey-Syria earthquake
- On Tuesday, rescue operations in Aleppo, Syria, continued.
- On Wednesday, people who had been evacuated from their homes gathered around a fire in Aleppo.
- Turkey is still fighting a fire at the port of Iskenderun.
- According to Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, a fire at the Iskenderun port is still being fought.
Quick Glance: The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 20,000.
- Earlier on Thursday, the US announced an additional $85 million in "urgent" humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria via the US Agency for International Development.
- One of the deadliest earthquakes in decades struck Turkey and Syria.
- Turkey's death toll has risen to 16,170, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- The UN said on Thursday that it had sent its first aid convoy into northwestern Syria since the earthquake three days before.