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Los Angeles firefighters to join rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria after massive quake

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of specially trained Los Angeles County firefighters are headed to Turkey and Syria to assist in search-and-rescue operations after Monday's massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which devastated the region near the two countries' border.

Los Angeles Times

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The loveholidays travel correspondent will get trips to Amsterdam, Marrakech, Turkey, Dubai and Malta with a plus one, with all flights and spending money included

Daily Mirror

Syrian hospitals overwhelmed with injured after quake: ‘They can't take any more’

Medical personnel and rescue workers have been stretched to their limits after a devastating earthquake hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria in the early morning of February 6. Opposition-controlled northern Syria has been particularly affected, and doctors report a shortage of medical facilities to treat the injured. The FRANCE 24…

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In Turkey and Syria, outdated building methods all but assured disaster from a quake

Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots of concrete and masonry, making them brittle and more vulnerable to collapse.

WEKU

Turkey earthquake: Dad holds hand of dead daughter, 15, crushed beneath rubble

More than 5,000 people have now died and hundreds of buildings have been razed to the ground, in the aftermath of one of the deadliest natural disasters this century

Daily Mirror

The UK has ‘swarmed to donate’ to Turkey as worldwide appeals surpass £750,000

The worldwide donation amount on fundraising site JustGiving has exceeded £750,000 in one day as the death toll in Turkey surpasses 5,000.

The Independent UK

Mapping the 100+ aftershocks from the Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 quake struck on February 6.

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Twenty members of ISIS escape Syria’s ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area

Some twenty former members of ISIS have escaped a prison located in Rajo in northeastern Syria after powerful earthquakes devastated the region and neighbouring Turkey

The Independent UK

Derry restaurant to donate percentage of intake to earthquake appeal

"The devastation is absolutely heart-breaking and in the hours and days ahead it will surely continue"

Belfast Live

20,000 feared dead in earthquake carnage as rescuers race against time to save trapped victims

Around 23m lives – including those of 1.4m children – blighted by the disaster, says the World Health Organisation

The Independent UK

Anguish and scuffles as rescuers struggle to reach Turkey quake victims

Rescue workers in quake-devastated Turkey and northern Syria struggled on Tuesday to reach some of the worst-hit areas, held back by destroyed roads, poor weather and a lack of resources and heavy equipment and confronted by angry survivors.

Reuters

Analysis-Turkey's quake response could shape tough election for Erdogan

Turkey's deadliest earthquake in a generation has handed President Tayyip Erdogan a huge rescue and reconstruction challenge which will overshadow the run-up to May elections already set to be the toughest of his two decades in power.

Reuters

Families beg for help to find loved ones in snow-covered earthquake debris

Desperate and cold from the snow lying thick on the ground, relatives of earthquake victims in the Turkish city of Malatya expressed their frustration on Tuesday at what they said was the lack of help as they searched for missing loved ones.

Reuters

Photo of Turkish man holding hand of dead daughter underlines earthquake despair

Image showing father from Kahramanmaraş region comes as death toll from Syria and Turkey quake pushes past 7,800

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Los Angeles Times

California has 'been quiet for a while,' but threat of a catastrophic earthquake is real

LOS ANGELES — This week's catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria is just the latest warning of the potential risks for California and other seismically active areas.

Los Angeles Times

What makes an earthquake deadly? These are the things that matter

The biggest earthquake to hit the U.S. since the 1960s was an 8.2 temblor near the Alaskan Peninsula on July 28, 2021.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are in shock’: survivor of Turkey earthquake describes aftermath

BJ Richardson, an American teacher living near epicentre, says everyone is just trying to survive amid devastation left by twin quakes

Al Jazeera

Syria longs for international aid amid earthquake devastation

The flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.

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WEKU

Photos: Searches continue after deadly quake in Turkey and Syria

Winter weather and dozens of aftershocks from Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake have slowed rescuers' work to search through the rubble and find survivors in Turkey and Syria.

The Times of India

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao and other Bollywood stars pray for victims; say 'this is heartbreaking'

As a frantic race was underway to find more survivors and help the injured affected in the Turkey and Syria earthquake, Bollywood celebrities from Alia Bhatt to Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to Shilpa Shetty took to social media to offer their prayers for those affected.

Chronicle Live

How you can help the Turkey and Syria appeals after earthquakes kill more than 5,000

The death toll following the quakes across the bordering Middle Eastern countries yesterday have reportedly surpassed 5,000 - as search and rescue teams continue to scout the aftermath.

Manchester Evening News

Mapped: The parts of Turkey and Syria which have been affected by the earthquake

Major and heavily-populated areas in Turkey and Syria have been severely affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake

Reuters

Fire at Turkey's Iskenderun Port extinguished -defence ministry

A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkey's Iskenderun Port after massive earthquakes in the region have been extinguished, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, but it was not clear when operations would resume at the port.

WEKU

No, you can't predict earthquakes, the USGS says

If someone who predicts an earthquake seems to get it right, it's basically like a broken clock that's right twice a day, a USGS seismologist tells NPR.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey earthquake death toll prompts questions over building standards

Poorly enforced regulations may have exacerbated tragedy in a country whose economy relies on construction

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