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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.

Al Jazeera

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

Newsroom.co.nz

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.

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

France 24

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.

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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

The Independent UK

Lessons from a disaster: building homes for an earthquake

We can’t prevent earthquakes but engineers and architects have the knowhow to design structures that can keep residents safe

Financial Times

Seismologists can't predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are possible

Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.

The Conversation

Stirling residents urged to donate to relief effort to help those impacted by devastating Turkish earthquake

Stirling’s MSP has urged local residents to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after last week’s devastating earthquakes left more than 37,000 dead and a further 95,000 injured. Evelyn Tweed is encouraging people to donate what the can to th

Daily Record

Commentary: Remember the earthquakes’ overlooked victims and survivors

As we open our hearts and wallets to the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, let’s not forget about those who often go unmentioned: animals.

Tribune News Service

Quake latest: 40,000 killed; Turkey stocks up

ANKARA: The death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria surpassed 40,000, as Turkey’s trading resumed following last week’s suspension due to the earthquakes.

Bangkok Post

Australia promises additional $8m aid to Türkiye, Syria to protect 'most vulnerable' after earthquakes

The additional aid money will go towards "protecting those made most vulnerable" in the two earthquake-devastated countries, as well as supporting ongoing search-and-rescue efforts.

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An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths

Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed, while officials offered permits and lax controls, says writer and academic Constanze Letsch

Bangkok Post

Earthquakes, Turkish politics and culpability

If you are trying to dodge the blame for a great disaster, the best policy is to say that it was God's will. So Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visiting one of the 6,000 buildings that collapsed on their sleeping residents in eastern Turkey last week, said: "Such things have…

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Families forced to bury loved ones in mass graves as bodies line the streets of Türkiye and Syria

As the death toll from the deadly series of earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria last week passes 41,000, how are these numbers being counted and how are communities dealing with so many bodies?

Zenger

Israeli Rescue Teams Saving Lives In Turkey

United Hatzalah is attempting to rescue lives following earthquakes that have killed more than 15,000 people.

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Secondary crises after the Turkey-Syria earthquakes are now the greatest threat to life

The death toll from the Turkey and Syria earthquakes has continued to climb, with more than 37,000 lives lost. This staggering number is likely to grow even higher over coming days as the rubble is cleared. The disaster is now among the top five most deadly earthquakes globally in the…

France 24

Quake-stricken refugees in Turkey lament delay in aid deliveries to Syria

Syrian refugees have been among those hardest hit by the devastating February 6 earthquakes. Among those sheltering in Kilis, a southeastern Turkish city a few kilometres from the border, the trauma of the quakes come on top of the ravages of the Syrian civil war and the hardships of exile.…

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Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare

Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.”

Evening Standard

Former Chelsea player Christian Atsu still missing nine days after Turkey earthquake

Christian Atsu remains missing nine days after the earthquakes which devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.

Daily Record

Tiny earthquake house in Scotland 'records tremors from Turkey tragedy' 3,000 miles away

A small stone building in Perthshire, known as The Earthquake House, seemingly recorded the earthquake more than 3,000 miles away on a seismometer.

Reuters

Damages from Turkey quake estimated to surpass $20 billion

Damages from deadly earthquakes in Turkey last week will probably exceed $20 billion, the risk modelling company Verisk estimated on Tuesday.

Caixin Global

Experts Quash Fears of Greater Chance of China Quake After Turkey

A study on the correlation between seismic activity on the Eurasian continent and earthquakes in China sparked concerns after the disaster last week

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