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Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 11,200 as Erdoğan visits epicentre

Turkish president rejects criticism of authorities’ response, saying rescue operation getting better by the day

The Guardian - UK

Earthquakes to disrupt Turkey's growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections

Massive earthquakes in Turkey will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara's budget and cut economic growth by up two percentage points this year, officials and economists said, as the government faces huge rebuilding ahead of tight elections.

Reuters

Turkey earthquake: Are flights and holidays cancelled?

As a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey, how might travel to the country be impacted?

The Independent UK

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11,000 dead as Turkey, Syria earthquake search continues

The death toll has surpassed 11,200 people and could yet increase dramatically if worst fears of experts are realised.

Al Jazeera

Hope fades for survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 20,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 on Thursday.

Reuters

Death Toll Surpasses 7900 In Earthquake Hit Turkey-Syria, Expected To Rise

The death toll in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has soared to at least 7,926, CNN reported citing officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Baby born in rubble of Syria earthquake brings gift of life amid death and destruction

The baby girl was born under the rubble as the number of those who died shot past 7,200 an international rescue effort was underway to try to save hundreds of people still buried

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Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 7,200.

Los Angeles Times

Crews race to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll now exceeds 6,000

Los Angeles Times

Factbox-Turkish state of emergency gives government leeway in disaster response

President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared the 10 provinces affected by the earthquakes in southern Turkey as a disaster zone, imposing a state of emergency in the region for three months.

Reuters

Egypt’s Sisi Speaks with Türkiye’s Erdogan to Offer Support after Earthquake

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call to offer condolences and support after the deadly earthquake, Egypt's presidency said in a statement on Tuesday. Monday's magnitude 7.8 quake and a cascade of strong aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds…

Asharq Al-Awsat

20,000 feared dead in earthquake carnage as rescuers race against time to save trapped victims

Around 23m lives – including those of 1.4m children – blighted by the disaster, says the World Health Organisation

The Independent UK

Analysis-Turkey's quake response could shape tough election for Erdogan

Turkey's deadliest earthquake in a generation has handed President Tayyip Erdogan a huge rescue and reconstruction challenge which will overshadow the run-up to May elections already set to be the toughest of his two decades in power.

Reuters

Families beg for help to find loved ones in snow-covered earthquake debris

Desperate and cold from the snow lying thick on the ground, relatives of earthquake victims in the Turkish city of Malatya expressed their frustration on Tuesday at what they said was the lack of help as they searched for missing loved ones.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Turkey earthquake death toll prompts questions over building standards

Poorly enforced regulations may have exacerbated tragedy in a country whose economy relies on construction

Al Jazeera

Turkey declares 3-month emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces

Turkish president announces measure to ensure rescue and recovery work is ‘carried out quickly’.

Evening Standard

Turkey earthquake: Fears death toll could pass 10,000 as another quake hits

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the impact of the quakes was “on a scale that we have not seen for quite some time”

Reuters

Erdogan declares state of emergency for Turkey quake zone

President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared as a disaster zone the 10 provinces affected by the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, imposing a state of emergency in the region for three months.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Wide Arab, Int’l Solidarity with Earthquake Victims in Türkiye, Syria

Arab and foreign countries have voiced their solidarity with Türkiye and Syria following a devastating earthquake on Monday that killed hundreds and injured thousands. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and offered his condolences over the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye. During…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Race to Find Survivors as Quake Aid Pours into Türkiye, Syria

Search teams and international aid poured into Türkiye and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. The death toll soared above 6,200 and was still expected to rise. But with the…

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands

The medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders says a staff member has been found dead under the rubble of his house in Syria’s Idlib province following the powerful earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey

The Independent UK

Frantic searching in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescuers are racing to rescue survivors from the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 4,000 people

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Leadership Condoles Erdogan on Quake Victims

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of condolence and sympathy to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck southern Türkiye. In his cable, the King “expressed his profound sorrow and pain on…

The Independent UK

Turkey earthquake: Are flights and holidays cancelled?

As a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey, how might travel to the country be impacted?

Wales Online

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll climbs beyond 4,300

Cries for help heard from rubble as emergency services deal with snow and rain as they scramble to pull survivors from fallen buildings

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