At least 7 dead after Georgia ferry dock collapses
At least seven people were killed Oct. 19 on Georgia's Sapelo Island when part of a ferry dock collapsed, authorities said. Members of the small island community of Gullah Geechee, made up of descendants of black slaves, were gathering for a fall festival on the day the tragedy occurred,…
The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 5 thousand: thousands more people remain under the rubble
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on February 7 declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes. More than 5100 people have died and a large number of buildings have been destroyed across a vast area of southern Turkey and neighboring Syria, Reuters reports. The day after the earthquake, rescuers who…