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Syria’s Health Workers Hit by Double Tragedy after Quake

While his wife and two daughters lay under the rubble after Syria's earthquake, Abdelbaset Khalil tended to hundreds of patients who flooded into his hospital. Khalil, a nurse anaesthetist, was already at work when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Türkiye and Syria last week, flattening entire neighborhoods and leaving a combined…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian hackers ‘disrupt Turkey-Syria earthquake aid’ in cyber attack on Nato

The Killnet group reportedly claimed responsibility

The Independent UK

West Lothian steps up to help earthquake victims

Over 500 bags of clothing and bedding will soon be on the way to Turkey and Syria

Daily Record

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Earthquake fans anti-Syrian sentiment in Turkey amid desperate conditions

The devastating earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria has fanned resentment among some Turks towards the millions of Syrian refugees in the country who are being blamed anecdotally by some for looting amid the destruction and chaos.

Reuters

‘Digging with my bare hands’: A White Helmet’s Syria quake story

A volunteer from Syria’s White Helmets group recounts her experience in search and rescue operations after quake struck.

Al Jazeera

Man heard screams before line went dead as friend called from Syria earthquake zone

Man who fled Syria due to war in 2013 is raising funds to help relief efforts following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey

Liverpool Echo

Turkey won't allow new Syrian refugee influx after quake -minister

Turkey will not allow a new influx of refugees from Syria after last week's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.

Reuters

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Turkish, Syrian quake victims need papers to come to Germany - foreign ministry

With its large Turkish and Syrian communities, Germany offers the prospect of shelter and care to earthquake victims with relatives in the country - but only if they can fulfil existing visa requirements, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakes

Former al-Nusra Front chief keen to show scale of crisis in Idlib province and play down past links to al-Qaida

The Guardian - UK

Rural Turkey struggles with consequences of quake

Residents of rural areas in south-eastern Turkey have been struggling to overcome the consequences of the 7.8 magnitude deadly earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey a week ago.Polat, a village located approximately 100 kilometres from the quake epicentre, has almost been entirely ruined.Unlike bigger towns, government help came to Polat…

Evening Standard

Turkey finds a few more earthquake survivors as further rescue hopes fade

Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west Syria

The Guardian - UK

NW Syria’s stricken residents come together to feed rescue teams

People in quake-stricken areas are doing their best to help the rescuers working day and night to help them.

Al Jazeera

Ten Deadliest Quakes of the 21st Century

The massive earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria on February 6 is the fifth-deadliest this century. Here is a list of the 10 worst quakes since 2000, ranked by death toll: 2004: 230,000 dead, southeast Asia On December 26, a massive 9.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Sumatra, triggering…

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First Thing: ‘octagonal’ flying object shot down in Michigan

Military general says he will not rule out any explanation as fourth object this month is downed over North America. Plus, is Florida running out of orange juice?

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Search for Survivors Slows as Türkiye-Syria Quake Toll Passes 35,000

Rescue teams began to wind down the search for survivors on Monday, a week after an earthquake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria leaving more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid. While the focus switched to helping desperate survivors who lack food and shelter, stories continue…

The Independent UK

Son recounts horror of watching mother die in Turkey rubble as they waited for help that never came

Anger grows at ‘slow’ response from rescuers, as some claim disparities based on politics and religion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says It Is in Contact with Syrian Authorities over Quake Relief

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was in contact with Syrian authorities over providing relief to areas affected by last week's earthquake and that it was finding ways to continue supplying humanitarian aid there. At least 34,000 people have died since a major earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria last…

Reuters

UN aid chief: quake rescue phase 'coming to a close'

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is "coming to a close" with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the U.N. aid chief said during a visit to Syria on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Watch live as rescuers continue search for survivors in Turkey as earthquake death toll tops 33,000

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey as the death toll from devastating earthquakes across Turkey and Syria passes 33,000.

WEKU

Rescuers keep digging for survivors a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

As survival window closes, more rescued in quake in Turkey

Rescue crews on Monday pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building a week after two powerful earthquakes struck, but reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body’s ability to survive without water, especially in sub-freezing…

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Saudi Rescue Continues to Alleviate Suffering of Surviving Victims in Türkiye, Syria

The Saudi rescue team continues to coordinate with Turkish authorities during rescue missions to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria. Head of KSrelief’s emergency relief department Fahad al-Osaimi announced that the mission aims to attract more Saudi volunteers and experts specialized in search, rescue,…

Reuters

Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000

Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold.

Reuters

Explainer-How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on Feb. 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

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