Tag: Earthquake
Israeli scholars: Dead Sea study suggests ‘valid’ earthquake forecast
Studying electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of the Dead Sea at the time of a 6.3-magnitude aftershock, felt in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 20, suggests a “valid” way to forecast earthquakes, Israeli researchers...
‘Israelis Without Borders’
In the wake of the devastating floods earlier this week in Libya, the Palestinian Civil Defense Service, which operates under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority, announced that it was sending a 37-member team...
United Hatzalah opens medical clinics in Atlas Mountains to aid quake victims
United Hatzalah’s disaster-relief mission has been operating in Morocco since Sept. 10, two days after the nearly 6.9 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of the country, particularly in the west in and around Marrakesh, killing nearly 3,000...
On the ground in Morocco: Sharing hope, paving the way
On Saturday afternoon, I was asked to join a jump team of first responders heading to Morocco to provide initial medical treatment and assess how the organization I volunteer for, United Hatzalah, could best assist survivors...
United Hatzalah on the ground in quake-stricken Morocco
A United Hatzalah advance team on Sunday began preparations in quake-stricken Morocco for a wider operation in the coming days.
The Israel-based initial responders arrived in the country on Saturday night, following Friday's devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered in...
6.4-magnitude quake leaves several dead, hundreds injured in Turkey
Several people were killed and hundreds injured in Turkey on Monday by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake centered in the country’s Hatay province that was felt in Lebanon and Israel.
The country is still reeling from a...
JDC works with Turkey’s local community, global Jewry to bring relief to quake victims
After a week-and-a-half on broken ground in Turkey, Leora Wine, director of disaster response for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), thinks Turkey is still in transition from rescue to recovery.
“That’s why the...
Israeli FM meets Erdoğan in Ankara following devastating earthquakes
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on Tuesday, during a solidarity visit following the earthquakes that killed tens of thousands of people in that country and...
IDF delegation lands in earthquake-stricken Turkey to set up field hospital
An Israel Defense Forces delegation arrived in Turkey on Wednesday morning to set up a field hospital in the wake of the massive earthquakes this week that have so far claimed the lives of more than...
Jewish Federations of North America raises money for Turkey, Syria
The Jewish Federations of North America launched a relief fund to provide humanitarian aid to people in Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquakes today.
Thousands have been killed in what officials are calling the worst quake...