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WHO Says Syria, Already in Crisis, Needs Massive Humanitarian Aid after Quake

Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Türkiye. Adelheid Marschang, WHO Senior Emergency Officer, said Türkiye had a strong capacity to respond to the crisis but that the main…

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Earthquake death toll tops 7,700 in Turkey and Syria as race for survivors continues

Rescue workers fanned across Turkey and Syria in a second day of desperate searches to find survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that had the death toll climbing by the hour.

WEKU

Rescuers race to find quake survivors in Turkey and Syria as death toll tops 5,400

Rescue workers fanned across Turkey and Syria Tuesday in a second day of desperate searches to find survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that had the death toll climbing by the hour.

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In Turkey's worst-hit province, residents cry for help amid weak quake response

"They're making noises but nobody is coming," Deniz cried out, holding his hands to his head as he railed against the lack of efforts to rescue those trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake killed thousands in Turkey and Syria.

Reuters

WHO says Syria, already in crisis, needs massive humanitarian aid after quake

Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Turkey.

Reuters

Syria accused of playing politics with aid in aftermath of earthquake

Dispute with Damascus over who controls aid hinders efforts to get supplies into rebel-held north

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon Suffers its Share of Devastating Earthquake

Lebanon has had its share of fear and terror of the massive earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. At around 3 a.m.

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Earthquake knocks out Syrian aid lifeline, UN says

Aid flows from Turkey to northwest Syria have temporarily stopped due to the fallout of a devastating earthquake, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday, leaving aid workers grappling with the problem of how to help people in a country fractured by war.

Reuters

Survivors give harrowing accounts of Turkey, Syria earthquakes

As frantic rescue operations continue, survivors of Monday’s deadly earthquakes and aftershocks tell their stories.

Al Jazeera

Former Chelsea forward Atsu rescued after Turkey earthquake

The Ghana Football Association says former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday

The Independent UK

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 7,800 as rescue efforts falter

Aftershocks and freezing weather hamper efforts of rescue teams searching for survivors after 7.8-magnitude quake

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000.

Reuters

UK to send aid to Turkey and Syria despite budget ‘strain’, says minister

More than 70 rescue specialists and sniffer dogs to help with efforts after thousands killed in earthquake-hit region

The Guardian - UK

Turkey Syria earthquake: Miracle baby born under rubble as both parents killed

Painful footage shows the baby girl taking its first breath surrounded by destruction after its mother went into labour during the quake, in Jenderes, in the countryside of Afrin, northeast Syria

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Devastation continues as earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria nears 5,000

According to Turkish and Syrian disaster response teams, more than 5,600 buildings have collapsed across the affected areas

Al Jazeera

Turkey-Syria quake day two: What do we know so far?

Rescue operations under way in freezing cold, a day after a magnitude 7.8 quake hit Turkey, Syria killing thousands.

The Independent UK

Rescue specialists due to leave UK for Turkey ‘imminently’

A flight was scheduled to leave on Monday night but a minister said coordination had been required with the Turkish government.

The Guardian - UK

Syria earthquake aftermath: why is situation so bad in war-ravaged country?

Beset by crumbling infrastructure and food shortages, Syria’s war-ravaged population was unprepared for the deadly quake

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At least 1,932 killed in Syria following deadly earthquakes

At least 1,932 people were killed and thousands injured in Syria following a number of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks in neighbouring Turkey, authorities and rescuers said on Tuesday.

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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…

Daily Mirror

Emotional Susanna Reid 'can barely talk' as she fears for children in Turkey earthquake

Good Morning Britain aired video footage of the search and rescue operation now underway after the devastating Turkey and Syria earthquake

ABC News

Mapping the scale of destruction from the two devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Two powerful earthquakes have killed thousands and left a trail of destruction across Türkiye and Syria. These maps show how the shock waves spread across the region.

The Independent UK

Engineers, search dogs sent to Turkey, Syria after quake

Structural engineers, soldiers, paramedics and handlers with trained search dogs are heading to Turkey and Syria to help locate and rescue survivors of Monday's earthquake

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 20 Escape Syria Prison Holding ISIS Inmates after Quake

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison Monday following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly ISIS group members, a source at the facility told AFP. The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border holds about 2,000 inmates, with about…

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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…

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