Appeal for Turkey-Syria earthquake rescue efforts reaches £50m The death toll after the disaster is now approaching 25,000, with thousands more left injured or homeless. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
U.N. aid chief says world must remember those displaced by quake in Turkey and Syria UN aid chief Martin Griffiths appealed on Saturday to remember thousands of people who needed shelter and food while rescuers kept searching for survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Reuters · Feb 11, 2023
Woman follows grandfather in helping Turkish victims More than a century ago, Tsukiko Watari's grandfather helped raise money for victims of a Turkish shipwreck off Japan. She is now following in his footsteps by putting on a charity show to help people affected by the recent massive earthquake in Turkey. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 11, 2023
Turkish woman dies day after her rescue following 104 hours under quake rubble A woman died in hospital on Saturday a day after she was pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Turkey, where she had been trapped for 104 hours since Monday's devastating earthquake, rescuers said. Reuters · Feb 11, 2023
After Turkey's quake, some people left homeless say they haven't eaten in days In a camp in Gaziantep and in makeshift settlements in the fields around it, survivors of Monday's quake say they do not have enough food, water, heating or basic amenities to keep themselves alive. WEKU · Feb 11, 2023
Rescue teams find more survivors of devastating quakes Rescue teams using thermal cameras to locate signs of life are continuing to pull survivors out of mounds of rubble, five days after a major earthquake struck a sprawling border region of Turkey and Syria The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Turkish company to send ships to house 3,000 in earthquake zone Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives. Reuters · Feb 11, 2023
Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after earthquake death toll exceeds 24,000 Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after this week’s devastating earthquake. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Aid trickles in as death toll from Turkey-Syria quakes surpasses 24,000 International aid was trickling into parts of Turkey and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people. Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2023
Spain, Turkey and France update travel advice for UK visitors Over the past week travel advice for Spain, France and Turkey has been updated Liverpool Echo · Feb 11, 2023
Earthquake compounds Turkish leader's woes as election nears Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government’s handling of a deadly earthquake The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Miracle rescues as quake toll passes 25,000 Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead. Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2023
Survivors ever fewer in quake rubble of Turkey and Syria Exhausted rescuers pulled dwindling numbers of survivors from earthquake rubble in Turkey and Syria on Saturday five days after one of the region's worst natural disasters whose death toll neared 26,000 and looked set to rise far higher. Reuters · Feb 11, 2023
'We need everything': Aid workers call for urgent help for Syrian quake victims Syria's opposition-controlled enclave of Idlib, on the border with Turkey, is reeling from Monday's deadly earthquakes. The region has already been devastated by years of civil war, and aid agencies now say the need for international assistance is urgent. Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake: death toll passes 25,000 as Erdoğan warns against looting – as it happened Rescue efforts continue as UN warns hundreds of thousands of people urgently need food in wake of disaster
France 24 · Feb 11, 2023 Survivors still being rescued five days after Turkey-Syria quake as toll tops 28,000 Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days ago surpassed 28,000. Rescuers also pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the…
Dynamite News · Feb 11, 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 24,000 Rescuers pulled out children on Friday (local time) from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll crossed 24,000, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Read further On Dynamite News:
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023 ‘My eyes were full of tears’: shooting the defining image of the Turkey earthquake Adem Altan came across a father holding his dead daughter’s hand – who asked him to take her photo
Reuters · Feb 11, 2023 Cuba to send medics to Turkey, Syria to assist in earthquake relief Cuba prepared on Friday to send healthcare workers to Turkey and Syria, joining a growing group of nations providing rescue and medical aid to the region after a devastating earthquake this week.
Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2023 Quake death toll above 23,000 in Turkey, Syria The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week’s catastrophic earthquake surpassed 23,600 on Friday as relief organisations struggled to overcome an array of obstacles to deliver aid to survivors in both countries.
inkl Originals · Feb 11, 2023 The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 February 2023 Entire regions of Turkey and Syria lie in ruins after Monday's catastrophic earthquakes. As the death toll soars, the clear gap is opening in how the world responds to these beleagured nations.
Bangkok Post · Feb 10, 2023 First Thai team arrives in quake-hit Turkey The first Thai rescue team arrived in Istanbul on Friday while the Public Health Ministry announced its readiness to send an army medical team on Saturday, said the ministry's deputy permanent secretary Dr Narong Apikulwanich.
AAP · Feb 10, 2023 Three Australians feared dead in earthquake Two Australian men and a woman are believed to have died in the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 22,000 people.
Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023 Teen pulled from Turkey earthquake rubble after 94 hours drank own urine to survive Victims are continuing to be pulled from the wreckage of the earthquake which reduced areas of Turkey and Syria this week, including a 17-year-old who had to drink his own urine
Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2023 Manchester United donate to UNICEF appeal helping victims of Turkey and Syria earthquake An earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck parts of the two countries at around 4am on February 6.