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Turkey quake survivors struggle to bury their dead

In the Turkish town of Pazarcik, a soccer pitch has been turned into a burial ground for people killed by the earthquake which struck 11 days ago. The goal posts are still standing but the field is dotted with about 100 dirt mounds and ditches.

Reuters

Syria earthquake: Dad breaks back using body to save children after ceiling collapses

While the death toll in Turkey is markedly higher, the quakes in Syria have compounded conditions that were already nigh unliveable - those who survived share their horror

Daily Mirror

After devastating quake, thousands of Syrians return home to war zone

Youssef Qramo fled conflict in Syria for safety in neighbouring Turkey but after the deadly earthquake which devastated parts of both countries, he and thousands of fellow Syrians are returning to their homes in the war zone - at least for now.

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11 days after the quake, a few more survivors are pulled from the rubble in Turkey

Even as the death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 43,000, search teams in southern Turkey have rescued a few people who were trapped in the debris, including a 12-year-old boy.

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Turkey rages at shoddy construction after 'earthquake-proof' homes topple

HATAY, Turkey - Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were 'earthquake-proof' until the structure toppled like a domino in last week's devastating earthquake, leaving hundreds feared dead.

Reuters

FIFA Foundation to provide $1 million aid to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

NEW DELHI: FIFA Foundation on Friday provided $1 million in emergency humanitarian aid to people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, soccer's world governing body said.

The Times of India

Cardiff barber loses multiple family members in devastating earthquake

Mehmet Zengin has lost family members in the earthquake in Turkey that has killed nearly 44,000 people

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Turkey earthquake: In hard-hit Adiyaman, no peace for survivors

Residents in southeastern Turkish city reel from earthquakes that killed thousands and caused widespread devastation.

Al Jazeera

Heaven into hell: how a luxury block in Turkey became a mass grave

The Renaissance flats in Antakya advertised themselves as safe – instead they now encapsulate much of what went wrong

The Guardian - UK

Syrian refugees flock to border to flee Turkey wreckage

CILVEGOZU, Turkey: Syrian refugees living in Turkey sought to get back to their war-torn country on Friday after swathes of their adopted home were destroyed by last week's earthquake.

Bangkok Post

After surviving earthquake, Syrian family of seven dies in fire

The Syrian family had moved to the central region of Konya from the southeastern Turkish city of Nurdagi.

Al Jazeera

Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses

Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking shelter after the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey left homes unlivable

The Independent UK

Commentary: If you think the earthquake damage you see in Turkey can’t happen here, think again

The images from Turkey and Syria in the last week show us just how devastating a major earthquake can be. When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake we expect on the San Andreas fault happens, we will also see death and destruction, perhaps not as extensive as seen in Turkey, but much…

Los Angeles Times

Watch as rescue operations continue in Turkey as earthquake death toll tops 43,000

Watch as rescue operations continued in Turkey on Friday morning, as the earthquake death toll surpassed 43,000.

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The Independent UK

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

The Turkish disaster management agency has updated the death toll from the powerful earthquake in Turkey to 38,044, raising the overall number of fatalities in both Turkey and Syria to 41,732

The Independent UK

Teenage girl pulled out alive from rubble in Turkey 10 days after deadly earthquake

‘She looked to be in good health. She opened and closed her eyes’

Dynamite News

Turkey Earthquake: Death Toll In Turkey-Syria Quake Surpasses 41,000

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 41,000 as rescue efforts continue. Read further Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Body of woman killed by Turkey quake returns home

The body of Chamaiporn Homsantia, a 29-year-old traditional masseuse who was killed by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey on Feb 6, arrived in Nong Bua Rawe district of her home province of Chaiyaphum early Friday.

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Personal connection for Aussie in Turkey quake mission

As the death toll rises from the Turkey earthquake, an Australian rescue crew continues the tough task of body recovery in one of the hardest-hit cities.

Daily Mirror

Mosque sent sick letter saying 'sorry more Muslims didn't die' in Turkey earthquake

Erkin Guney, chairman of a London mosque, told how they received a hate-filled letter saying "sorry that more Muslims didn't die" in the earthquake that has hit Turkey and Syria

France 24

UN agencies appeal for help as death toll in Turkey, Syria quake rises above 42,000

The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 42,000 on Friday as the United Nations appealed for $1 billion to address a growing humanitarian crisis. France said it was sending an additional 40 tonnes of tents, food and medical aid.

The Independent UK

No sense of panic or chaos from Turkish authorities, says NGO volunteer

Basheer Khan travelled to Turkey on Wednesday as part of a non-governmental organisation.

The Independent UK

UN appeals for $1 billion to help Turkey quake survivors

The United Nations has launched a $1 billion appeal to help 5.2 million survivors of the most devastating earthquake in Turkey’s modern history

Liverpool Echo

Takeaway worker's friends buried 'under rubble' in Turkey earthquake

Ram Gazi said he has lost a number of friends in the devastating earthquake

France 24

‘A political quake as well’: Will Turkey’s calamity rattle Erdogan’s rule?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared last week’s earthquake the deadliest catastrophe since the country’s inception a century ago. With elections on the horizon and anger at the government rising, FRANCE 24 spoke to political analyst Taha Ouda Oglo about the calamity’s possible implications for Turkish politics and the…

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