Rescue teams from around the world have travelled to both countries to help search for survivors. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fatalities could reach as high as 20,000 in the coming days. Turkey’s disaster management agency said the country’s death toll passed 8,500 on Wednesday.
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Tajik avalanche death toll rises to 20
On February 15, snow avalanches were reported in Tajikistan towns of Khorog, Roshtkala, Shugnan and Vanj located in the Gorno-Badakhshan region. Authorities reported 20 people were killed, including children. Volunteers rushed to assist rescue operations and managed to extract 12 survivors from snow-covered rubble. They also recovered bodies of persons suffocated and crushed to death.
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Three Killed In Latest Russian Missile Barrage To Hit Ukraine
Russia hit Ukraine with a nighttime barrage of 18 missiles, killing two people in Pavlohrad and a 14-year-old boy in the Chernihiv region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Forty other people were injured in Pavlohrad. Zelenskiy also said the 14-year-boy killed in the northern region of Chernihiv died close to his school when the building was hit by a bomb.
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Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan
Two people have been injured and nearly 10,000 homes left without power as Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan. The two injured people were traveling in a van when a tree fell on the vehicle.
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