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Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned

Stricter regulations were promised after quake two decades ago, but poor construction has played major role in latest disaster

The Guardian - UK

‘Our pain is immense’, says Turkish earthquake survivor

Earthquakes leave residents of Iskenderun with no water or sewage system as they express anger at builders.

Al Jazeera

The volunteer gravediggers of Jandaris

Volunteers have come from all around Jandaris, Syria, to help bury the hundreds of dead after the earthquakes.

Al Jazeera

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Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested

Turkey vowed on Sunday to investigate thoroughly anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in the country's devastating earthquakes nearly one week ago and has already ordered the detention of 113 suspects.

Reuters

Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes

Turkish officials have detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in the construction of buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants when two earthquakes devastated southeast Turkey and northern Syria six days ago

The Independent UK

Germany offers temporary visas for Turkish, Syrian quake victims

The death toll from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria surpassed 29,000 on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

'Like a massacre': Scots join efforts to support survivors of earthquakes

DONATIONS from generous Scots in the wake of the horrific earthquakes that have claimed the lives of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria are…

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David Pratt: A day of reckoning looms for Erdogan in Turkey

OVER many years during my time as a journalist, I’ve reported on three earthquakes.

The National (Scotland)

Armenian aid trucks enter Turkey for first time in 30 years

ANKARA, Turkey — Armenian trucks crossed into Turkey for the first time in almost 30 years to deliver humanitarian aid to survivors following a pair of disastrous earthquakes this week.

Tribune News Service

Turkish embassy in Dublin thanks public for generosity following earthquake appeal with 45 tonnes of goods donated

Kind-hearted Irish people have donated an incredible 45 tonnes of goods to the embassy this week after the devastating earthquakes

Dublin Live

Türkiye-Armenia Gate Opens for First Time in Decades to Allow Aid

A border gate between long-feuding Türkiye and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said. Türkiye’s special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks passing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey-Armenia gate opens for first time in decades to allow aid

A border gate between long-feuding Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said.

Reuters

Women's football to show support for Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquakes

Women's football will show its support for Turkey and Syria this weekend after devastating earthquakes struck the region

Football London

Türkiye ignored 2021 warnings and had lax policing of building codes before earthquake, say experts

Türkiye's lax enforcement of modern construction codes — which experts in geology and engineering have long warned about — is coming under renewed scrutiny in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes.

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'We need everything': Aid workers call for urgent help for Syrian quake victims

Syria's opposition-controlled enclave of Idlib, on the border with Turkey, is reeling from Monday's deadly earthquakes. The region has already been devastated by years of civil war, and aid agencies now say the need for international assistance is urgent.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 February 2023

Entire regions of Turkey and Syria lie in ruins after Monday's catastrophic earthquakes. As the death toll soars, the clear gap is opening in how the world responds to these beleagured nations.

Salon

Women, girls bear brunt of earthquake

Many women affected by the earthquake are the heads of households and require additional support

Evening Standard

Premier League to donate £1m to help relief efforts after Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Former top-flight star Christian Atsu, who now plays in Turkey, is among those still unaccounted for after disaster

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The Times of India

Premier League makes $1.2 million quake donation to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria

NEW DELHI: The Premier League is deeply saddened by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and will make a $1.2 million donation to support relief efforts.

The Independent UK

Turkey earthquake: Teenager trapped under rubble for 94 hours drinks own urine to survive

‘Thank God you arrived,’ he says following his rescue

The Conversation

Turkey-Syria earthquake: why it is so difficult to get rescue and relief to where it is most needed

The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has climbed above 21,000 in four days, exceeding the World Health Organization’s estimate of 20,000. But it continues to rise by the hour as more grim discoveries are made under the rubble.

The Guardian - AU

Turkey and Syria earthquake latest: death toll rises to more than 23,700 – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue amid growing criticism of UN response in Syria and calls for full humanitarian access

Los Angeles Times

A deadly building flaw common in California brings destruction and misery to Turkey

LOS ANGELES — As seismic engineers study the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 20,000 people this week, it's becoming clear that a significant cause of the destruction involved a building design common in California and other parts of the U.S.

Reuters

Cyprus probes washed up dead whales, earthquake link possible

A number of whales have washed up dead on the northern shores of Cyprus, authorities said on Friday, possibly affected by the massive earthquakes in neighbouring Turkey and Syria this week.

Reuters

Fire extinguished at Turkey's Iskenderun port

A fire at Turkey's Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have resumed in the region, Turkey's maritime authority said on Friday, four days after the blaze broke out after following earthquakes that struck the country.

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