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Analysis-Hasty rebuild could leave Turkey at risk of another quake disaster

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's plan to rebuild quickly after devastating earthquakes rocked the country risks courting another disaster unless urban planning and building safety are carefully re-considered, architects and engineers say.

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Blinken Pledges Long-Term Aid for Türkiye after Devastating Earthquakes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Türkiye that Washington will support its ally "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago. The United States has sent a search and rescue team to Türkiye, along with medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Says Thousands of Syrians Returned Home Voluntarily After Quakes

Türkiye announced the voluntary return of about 11,000 Syrians to their country after the Feb. 6 earthquakes.

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Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

Reuters

‘Buried alive’: Syrians recount losing family in the earthquakes

According to the Syria Civil Defence, 2,274 people died in the northwest region, with more than 12,400 others wounded.

Al Jazeera

Rescue teams treat animals saved from the rubble of Turkey quakes

Amid the immense human suffering caused by the earthquakes, animals have been hugely affected, too.

Al Jazeera

Watch Antony Blinken visit earthquake-struck Turkey

US secretary of state is visitng Turkey in the aftermath of powerful and devastating earthquakes.

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Turkey earthquake rescue operations to end, government says

The head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency says rescue operations will likely end on Sunday evening.

Al Jazeera

Watch: Crews continue to trawl through Turkish earthquake rubble in search of survivors

Crews continued to trawl through the rubble left behind by powerful earthquakes in Turkey the hopes of finding survivors.

The Independent UK

Turkish chippy boss calls on Ayrshire communities to help his village destroyed in earthquakes

Ali Cobanoglu is appealing to churches, businesses and residents to give what they can to help rebuild his home village in Turkey.

Daily Record

WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes.

Reuters

‘No doctors, no clinics near them’: French and Turkish medics visit Turkey’s rural areas

Turkey's hospitals are full of patients injured in the earthquakes, and many of the millions left homeless in the cities have left for rural areas to find refuge with relatives, making it harder for sick people to find medical assistance. A group of Turkish and French paramedics has been travelling…

France 24

Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.

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Everton and Liverpool pay tribute to Christian Atsu as football world reacts to news of death

The Ghanaian's body has been recovered after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

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Turkey earthquake: In hard-hit Adiyaman, no peace for survivors

Residents in southeastern Turkish city reel from earthquakes that killed thousands and caused widespread devastation.

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Turkey Earthquake: Death Toll In Turkey-Syria Quake Surpasses 41,000

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 41,000 as rescue efforts continue. Read further Dynamite News:

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Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation

Syrians are hoping conditions in their war-ravaged homeland are better than Turkey.

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Turkey and Syria face long road to recovery after earthquakes

After February 6 quakes, efforts are now concentrated on demolishing damaged buildings and clearing rubble and debris.

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Let's hope we respond to these sudden shocks by ditching short-termism

After the recent devastation we risk trying to reclaim what we had rather than aim for a better, more beneficial future. We’ve made that mistake before with the Christchurch earthquakes, writes Rod Oram

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Turkey's historic city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been flattened by powerful earthquakes in the past – and rebuilt itself

Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless in southern Turkey and northern Syria after the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Allocates Additional $50 Million in Quake Aid to Syria

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of an additional $50 million as relief aid for quake-affected people in Syria, with $20 million of the sum to be allocated to implement humanitarian projects in response to the emergency appeal of the United Nations (UN) regarding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken, Guterres Discuss Expanding Aid to Syria

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the urgent need to facilitate humanitarian access in Syria so the UN and humanitarian actors can deliver life-saving assistance to those affected by the February 6 earthquakes. Secretary Blinken underscored the need for the Assad regime…

France 24

Earthquakes could trigger loss of up to 1% of Turkish GDP in 2023, says report

The February 6 earthquakes that killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria could result in a loss of up to 1% of the Turkish gross domestic product (GDP), said an economic report published on Thursday. It came amid uncertainties over a possible delay of general elections, set for…

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Buildings tumbling, survivors living in tents: medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE earthquake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar

The catastrophic earthquakes of February 6 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely grow as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

The Independent UK

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria is producing more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary rescues and appeals for aid

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