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The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Sunderland dad loses family members in catastrophic Turkey earthquakes as he desperately tries to help

Kasif Demir, 50, is now hoping to raise funds in order to help with relief efforts

Chronicle Live

The world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years, at a glance

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 20,000 people. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past quarter-century.

WEKU

Blinken, Turkish counterpart discussed U.S. assistance after earthquakes

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday, their second call in four days, to discuss how the United States can assist Turkey and Syria following devastating earthquakes this week, the State Department said.

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Australians describe devastating aftermath of deadly Türkiye, Syria earthquake

Ahmet Kurtul says his family had to rush into the street when the first earthquake hit on Monday and was evacuated to a nearby military base, as Australians in the country come to terms with the scale of the disaster.

ABC News

Greece sends earthquake aid to Turkey, putting aside rivalry

Greece sent thousands of tents, beds and blankets on Thursday to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by deadly earthquakes in Turkey, in an act of solidarity with a neighbour that is a NATO ally but also a historic foe.

Reuters

Turkey-Syria earthquake: the risk of aftershocks and what can be done to protect rescuers

As the first United Nations aid convoy made it across the Turkish border into Syria, the regional death toll from the earthquakes four days earlier climbed steadily past 19,000. And it looks set to rise higher still. Quite a lot of these will be new deaths, caused by aftershocks and…

The Conversation

Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Toll Passes 19,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 19,000 on Thursday. The rescue of a two-year-old boy after 79 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Tamer Hassan speaking about the earthquakes in Turkey

British-Turkish actor Tamer Hassan has revealed members of his family are lost in the rubble of the earthquakes that have killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Evening Standard

Syria's quake death toll in govt-held areas reaches 1,347 - state media

At least 1,347 people have been killed in Syria and 2,295 others injured from deadly earthquakes that rocked the country and Turkey this week, state media reported on Thursday, citing Syria's health minister.

Reuters

Syrian cemetery prepares mass graves for earthquake victims as death toll reaches 19,000

Footage posted by rescue workers show Syrians digging mass burial sites in the north of the country for the victims of powerful earthquakes that struck the region on Monday

Daily Mirror

Advice for Brits with Turkey holidays this half term amidst earthquake tragedy

Holidays in Turkey look to be going ahead this half term following the devastating earthquakes, with easyJet, Jet2, TUI and Turkish Airlines running flights unaffected to holiday resorts

Daily Mirror

Middle East roundup: Devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Here’s a roundup of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

UK will keep working with UN on Syria-Turkey earthquake response - Cleverly

Britain will continue to work with the United Nations and others to support Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday, describing the situation in Syria as "considerably harder."

Reuters

Why we can't predict earthquakes

Elements of criteria can point towards the possibility of an earthquake but, at best, predictions are good guesses

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Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media expert explains the danger of losing the microblogging service in times of disaster

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two days earlier. Access to Twitter appeared to be restored about 12…

Al Jazeera

Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?

These terrifying events raise many questions; here are some answers.

Reuters

Anger over Turkey's temporary Twitter block during quake rescue

Turkey's decision to block access to Twitter for about 12 hours from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday as people scrambled to find loved ones after devastating earthquakes has compounded public frustration at the pace of relief efforts.

Al Jazeera

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?

A combination of factors led to the widespread destruction that has left thousands still trapped under debris.

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Diary of a war reporter: From revolution in Egypt to the battle of Mosul in Iraq

Award-winning French journalist Samuel Forey joins us for Perspective to discuss his newly-released book, which retraces six years of reporting from the Middle East. He tells us more about why he decided to become a war reporter and also reacts to the devastating twin earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

The Independent UK

Search and rescue dogs head from Co Down to Turkey to help in disaster zone

Ryan Gray, of the K9 Search and Rescue charity, said they have been preparing since hearing news of the earthquakes on Monday.

The Independent UK

Ekin-Su Culculoglu: Love Island star says her Turkish family are ‘sleeping outside’ after earthquake

Two major earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 jolted southern Turkey and northern Syria

The Independent UK

Turkey earthquakes may have moved entire country by up to six metres

Death toll from quakes crosses 15,000 mark as rescuers continue to pull bodies from rubble

Asharq Al-Awsat

Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

Al Jazeera

Hope turns to despair in Turkey, Syria 72 hours after earthquakes

While dramatic rescues continue, hopes recede of finding many more survivors amid freezing cold and lack of resources.

The Independent UK

Watch: View from Gaziantep after earthquake death toll passes 15,000

Watch as rescue efforts continued into a fourth day in Turkey after powerful earthquakes devastated the region.

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