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Turkey, Syria deadly earthquakes: Can international aid get through in time?

Two earthquakes have claimed over 2,500 lives on the border between Turkey and Syria. In the early hours of the morning, as people slept, a 7.8-magnitude quake hit. The scale of the devastation caused to the surrounding area of Gazientep is clear to see from the news footage captured at…

France 24

Quake toll hits 4,000 in Turkey and Syria as rescue teams arrive

Rescue teams from overseas began arriving in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed at least 4,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, leaving millions to suffer without power or heat throughout a snowy night.

Tribune News Service

Quake toll hits 4,000 in Turkey and Syria as overseas aid flows

Rescue teams from overseas began deploying in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed at least 4,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, leaving millions to suffer without power or heat throughout a snowy night.

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Quake toll passes 3,400 in Turkey and Syria as search continues

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 3,400 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

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Earthquakes kill 2,500 in Turkey and Syria; millions lose power

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 2,500 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

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Twin earthquakes kill 2,000 in Turkey and Syria; millions lose power

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed almost 2,000 people in Turkey and Syria, and left millions in the cold as night fell and snowfall increased.

Tribune News Service

Syria and Turkey earthquake: what we know so far

Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria within 12 hours on Monday, killing at least 2,600 people, with the death toll expected to rise

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Twin earthquakes kill almost 2,000 in Turkey and Syria

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed almost 2,000 people in Turkey and Syria and forced a halt in crude oil flows to a regional export terminal.

Tribune News Service

A visual guide to the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria

Video and maps of the impact of the huge earthquake and aftershocks that have killed thousands

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER - Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.

Reuters

For Syrians, earthquakes bring on yet another disaster

Powerful quakes have left devastation in the war-hit country, exacerbating crises faced by IDPs and refugees.

Al Jazeera

Why have the Turkey-Syria earthquakes been so deadly?

Rapid and unregulated urbanisation is one of the factors that make cities ‘critically vulnerable’ to natural hazards.

Al Jazeera

Twin earthquakes kill more than 1,000 in Turkey and Syria

Some of the most powerful Middle East earthquakes in decades killed more than 1,000 people in Turkey and Syria on Monday and forced a halt in crude oil flows to a regional export terminal.

Tribune News Service

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Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of building were destroyed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern region, near the Syrian border, early on Monday. Just a few hours later as rescue efforts were underway, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit central Turkey. Another…

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Why do earthquakes happen?

Movement of tectonic plates against each other sends seismic waves rippling across earth’s surface

The Independent UK

Watch live: Rescuers search rubble in Turkey as death toll crosses 1,500

Rescue crews are working to save any survivors trapped under rubble after two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria.

The Independent UK

A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years

From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years

Reuters

Timeline: Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.

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Al Jazeera

Earthquake in Iran’s Khoy kills three, injures hundreds

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Khoy, which has experienced several earthquakes in the previous months.

Daily Mirror

Huge oarfish thought to predict earthquakes discovered washed up on beach

The oarfish was the first reported sighting in Ecuador this year. When they are seen it can be caused by storms washing them towards land and are believed to be a sign earthquakes or tsunamis

The Independent UK

New research reveals the chilling reason why a Hawaiian town has 500 earthquakes a week

The number of quakes in Pahala dramatically increased after the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano

Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Iran

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake's epicenter was close to the town of Khoy in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan. Iranian media have not reported any casualties yet. Major geological faultlines crisscross Iran, which has suffered several…

The Conversation

Underwater noise is a threat to marine life

Oceans are full of sound. Waves, earthquakes and calving icebergs all contribute to the underwater soundscape. But so do human activities, and this can be a problem for marine life as it can seriously affect their physiology, behaviour, reproduction and even survival.

Reuters

Slew of earthquakes in El Salvador affects over 100 homes

At least 130 homes have been impacted by a burst of seismic activity in El Salvador, leaving over a dozen people in shelters, the Central American country's government said on Monday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After decades at Univision, broadcaster Pablo Ramírez starts a new era with MLS and Apple

Pablo Ramírez still remembers a time back before Major League Soccer launched, when he took part in an open player tryout for the San Jose Earthquakes (who originally began as the San Jose Clash before rebranding in 2000 to the name that goes back to the North American Soccer League…

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