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Earthquake Death Toll Across Turkey-Syria Crosses 34,000

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 34,000 as rescue efforts continue. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Syria earthquake aid held up as millions suffer in freezing conditions

One week on from deadly earthquakes vital aid is being held up by disputes between government and rebel groups, as well as wider diplomatic quarrels

The Guardian - AU

Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria quake

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warned the toll was set to rise far higher.

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U.S. urges U.N. vote to approve more aid access to Syria via Turkey

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to "vote immediately" to authorize the delivery of U.N. aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey after last week's deadly earthquake.

Reuters

U.S. urges Syria, all parties to allow earthquake aid to get to those in need

The U.S. government on Sunday called on Syria and all parties to immediately grant humanitarian access to all those in need across the country after Monday's earthquake and major aftershocks that have killed at least 33,000 people.

Reuters

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll tops 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The United Nations decried Sunday the failure to ship desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.

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Morning Mail: sporting concussion’s hidden trauma, asylum seeker visa change, Gabrielle hits New Zealand

The death toll of 33,000 in the Turkey-Syria quake could double as parts of NZ hunker down as a second major storm in as many weeks

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Girl, 6, rescued from earthquake rubble after 178 hours trapped underground as death toll climbs to 35,000

The death toll stands at over 35,000 but survivors are still being found

Evening Standard

Syria's Assad may consider more border crossings for quake aid: WHO

Damascus (AFP) - The WHO chief said Sunday that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad had voiced openness to more border crossings for aid to be brought to quake victims in the country's rebel-held northwest.

AFP

Earthquake deaths pass 33,000; Turkey probes contractors

As despair bred rage at agonizingly slow rescues, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 131 people were being investigated in connection with the construction of buildings that failed to withstand the quakes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Orientalism: Edward Said's groundbreaking book explained

Whether you’re conscious of it or not, you likely have a vivid mental image of what the Middle East looks and sounds like. You might envision a sparse landscape, the air warped by heat and yellowed with flurries of sand. You might hear the plucking of an oud, or a…

The Conversation

‘One body’: Gaza launches blood donations after deadly earthquake

Blood donation campaign in Gaza aims to help those in Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquakes.

Al Jazeera

‘What shall we do?’ Millions displaced in Turkey and Syria after earthquake

A week on, hundreds of thousands of people are sleeping out in the open, often in sub-zero cold

The Guardian - UK

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The United Nations denounced Sunday the failure to deliver desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.

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The Independent UK

After quake, war-hit Syrians struggle to get aid, rebuild

As rescue operations have largely ceased, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by the earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality

Al Jazeera

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest

White Helmets in Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow response, lack of aid after earthquakes.

Reuters

After quake, Syrian schools silent as teachers, students perish

An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman's nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings.

The Guardian - UK

Baby girl among the few found alive as Turkey quake rescuers race against time

Others also rescued against the odds almost a week after two earthquakes flattened parts of Turkey and Syria

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Buskers night for Turkey & Syria earthquake appeal to be held at Sam Fender's North Shields local pub

The Low Lights Tavern will be holding a Turkey and Syria fundraiser on Monday, February 13

Al Jazeera

Amid cholera outbreak, health fears grow in quake-hit Syria

With first cases detected in September, earthquake devastation risks new stresses, particularly in rebel-held areas.

Daily Mirror

Moment girl, 10, rescued after SIX DAYS trapped under Turkey earthquake rubble

Video released by the Istanbul municipality showed rescuers pulling the girl through a hole in a floor of a damaged building, in Hatay, before carrying her out on a stretcher from where she had been buried for 147 hours

AFP

Lebanon's Hezbollah sends aid to Syria's quake-hit Latakia

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah sent Sunday a convoy of 23 trucks carrying food and medical aid to Syria's quake-stricken province of Latakia, a stronghold of the group's allies.

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UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of over 33,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could double.

Reuters

Syrian President Assad meets UAE FM -state media

Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Sunday met UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in the first such high-level visit by an Arab official since the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, official media reported.

AFP

UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll nears 30,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of nearly 30,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could at least double.

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