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UK sending ‘life-saving’ equipment to Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll passes 11,000

The Government announced it was providing thousands of medical kits, tents and blankets to help survivors

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023

Tree Study Shows How Drought May Have Doomed Ancient Hittite Empire

Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region - an event called the Bronze Age collapse. One of the mightiest to perish was the Hittite empire, centered in modern Türkiye and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

UK charities launching appeal for people hit by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

The Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating a joint rapid response by 14 charities.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

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Turkish and Syrian families in UK fear for loved ones caught in deadly earthquake

With communication systems down in some areas, Turkish and Syrian nationals in the UK have not been able to contact their homeland and don’t know if their family and friends are alive

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

WHO Sending Medics and Supplies to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake. It will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response as well as three flights with medical supplies, one of which is already on its way to Istanbul, WHO…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

Bristol mosques unite to help earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria

The earthquake is predicted to spark a new refugee crisis in a region already impacted by the ongoing war in Syria

Bristol Post · Feb 8, 2023

Syrian quake survivor lives in makeshift shelter after daughter died in his arms

Lying bandaged in a makeshift shelter with his surviving infant daughter, Abdulrahman Ali al-Mahmoud laments the loss of his wife and other baby girl after their house in Syria's Jandaris was flattened in Monday's earthquake.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

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Midlothian man's family caught in Turkey earthquake hell as entire villages flattened

Ali Efkan Kaya and his family have launched a fundraiser for victims of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, hoping to send supplies and provide shelter to people in Elbistan.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 8, 2023

Syrian doctor says scale of injuries from earthquake is more devastating than from the war

Doctor Mohamad Zitoun spent years treating casualties from the Syrian war but has never experienced anything like the number of injured and the scale of their injuries following Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

UK sending ‘life-saving’ equipment to Turkey and Syria following earthquake

The Government announced it was providing thousands of medical kits, tents and blankets to help survivors.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Twitter restricted in Turkey two days after quake, says NetBlocks

Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a major earthquake that has killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Daily Dose Ep 1272: PM hits out at Opposition, BJP MP’s move against Rahul Gandhi

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Parliament, Supreme Court, RBI, Turkey, and Syria.

Newslaundry · Feb 8, 2023

Erdogan condemns criticism of Turkey's quake response

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday condemned criticism of the government's response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Hull City owner to supply temporary housing for Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

More than 11,000 people have been killed and millions more left homeless

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

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Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Turkey and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 15,000 as Erdoğan defends response

Turkish president rejects growing criticism as rescuers continue to pull survivors from freezing rubble

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2023

Earthquake survivors: ‘Worse than the bombardment in Syria’

Al Jazeera spoke to two Syrian women who survived the earthquake in Hatay province.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2023

Infrastructure to blame for high Syria earthquake death toll

In northwestern Syria, civil defence teams are working round the clock to save people trapped under earthquake debris.

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Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Soccer-Ghanaian player Atsu remains missing after Turkey earthquake- Hatayspor director

Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu remains missing after two devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, Hatayspor director Volkan Demirel told Reuters on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

Sister shields little brother from rubble during 3-day wait for help after earthquake

The elder girl is seen gently stroking her younger brother’s head as they lie wedged between what appears to be the remains of their bed and a collapsed concrete wall, in Besnaya-Bseineh, a small village in Haram, Syria

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

In black body bags, Syrians in Turkey make final journey home

They arrived at the border in taxis, run-down vans and in piles atop flatbed trucks: black body bags carrying Syrian refugees killed by the earthquake in Turkey, now being taken to final resting places in their war-ravaged homeland.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

U.N. aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey could resume Thursday

The delivery of U.N. humanitarian aid via Turkey to millions of people in northwest Syria could resume on Thursday after the long-running operation was halted by a devastating earthquake in the region, U.N. officials said.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

UK offers more support to Turkey and Syria after earthquakes

Britain said on Wednesday it would provide more support, including items such as tents and blankets, to help survivors in freezing conditions in Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there.

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

Turkey and Syria earthquake: All the ways you can help after death toll hits 9,500

Over 9,500 people have died and tens of thousands more are injured and missing in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. Here is how you can help those in need

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Turkey and Syria earthquake: what we know so far on day three

More than 11,000 confirmed dead with more than 8,000 rescued; Erdoğan visits quake zone

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