Day: February 7, 2023

More than 7,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured in the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Thousands of buildings have collapsed in the two countries and aid agencies are warning of “catastrophic” repercussions in northwest Syria, where millions of vulnerable and displaced people were already dependent on humanitarian support. Massive rescue efforts are underway with the international community providing assistance in search and recovery operations. Meanwhile, agencies have warned that deaths from the disaster could rise dramatically. Here’s what we know about the earthquake…

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A teacher’s assistant is wanted in Houston after authorities say she choked a 5-year-old student. The police are looking for Mika DeLoach. They said the incident occurred on September 2, 2022, when DeLoach was a teaching assistant at the Beatrice Mayes Institute. Documents indicate that the boy went to the restroom on his own after DeLoach refused to let him go. When DeLoach found the boy, he said, “Haha,” which is when DeLeoach allegedly strangled him. Records stated that the student addressed a cry of the…

Jindris, Syria – Residents digging through a collapsed building in a town in northwestern Syria, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday, discovered a crying baby girl who appeared to have been given birth by her mother under the rubble from this week’s devastating earthquake. They said the baby’s umbilical cord was still attached to her mother, Afra Abu Hadiya, who died. Ramadan Suleiman, a relative, told The Associated Press that the child was the only member of her family who survived Monday’s building collapse in the small town of Jindris,…