Several photos of damaged houses have been shared hundreds of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that falsely claim they show the aftermath of an earthquake that struck Pakistan in March 2023. The photos captured by AFP photographers actually show earthquake damage to buildings in Pakistan-administered Kashmi.
[W]hen the earthquakes struck, the Kızılay [Turkish Red Crescent] had, through a little-known business arm, sold thousands of tents to a Turkish charity, and scored a profit of $2.5 million, instead of dispatching the tents immediately to the victims
South African rescue workers in Turkey, who are providing relief to victims of an earthquake earlier this month, were caught in another earthquake on Monday.
On top of existing pledges, President Erdogan will be forced to find up to $84 billion to finance rebuilding of 11 provinces flattened by quake ahead of May 14 election