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Survivors pulled from rubble 100 hours after quake as toll passes 24,000

Hundreds of thousands more people have been left homeless in often sub-zero winter conditions

The Guardian - UK

Video shows London firefighters reunite mum and daughter after they were trapped in earthquake rubble

The mother gave her young daughter a huge hug after being helped to freedom and safety

Evening Standard

Watch as Erdogan visits Turkey’s earthquake sites after death toll passes 20,000

Watch as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, visits earthquake sites after the death toll passes 20,000.

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Rare rescues give hope amid rising quake toll in Turkey, Syria

Volunteers continue for a fifth consecutive day to dig into the debris amid despair and shrinking hopes.

Al Jazeera

Turkey-Syria earthquake claims over 20,000 lives as hopes of finding survivors dwindle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the quake "the disaster of the century" as the death toll continues to rise

Manchester Evening News

Turkey-Syria earthquakes day five: What do we know so far?

Hope of finding survivors is dwindling as the death toll tops 21,500 in Turkey and Syria.

Al Jazeera

Trudy Rubin: Earthquakes killed nearly 12,000 people this week. Three men are partly to blame

There are moments, during horrific natural disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, when you can witness the best that mankind is capable of — the noble behavior that often emerges during a crisis.

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Humanitarian aid leaves the UK for earthquake-hit Turkey as death toll nears 21,000

Thousands of thermal blankets have been sent to help keep survivors warm in sub-zero conditions

Evening Standard

Three-year-old boy pulled alive from rubble after more than 82 hours

Rami's rescue, alongside his mother, came hours after another three-year-old was saved. A teenager climbed out of the debris after 94 hours

Wales Online

Turkey's lax policing of building codes flagged before quake

Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing — and in some cases, encouraging — a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say

The Independent UK

UN calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Syria to facilitate bringing aid to quake victims

The United Nations rights chief called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria to help facilitate bringing aid to all victims of the region's devastating earthquakes. The death toll from Monday's catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria surpassed 23,000 on Friday. Follow FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's…

France 24

Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath

A teenager was pulled largely unscathed from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep early Friday, in a dramatic rescue that belied the reality four days after a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 20,000, that the possibility of finding many more survivors was…

The Independent UK

Death toll climbs above 20,000 after Turkey-Syria earthquake

Human rights groups criticised the timing, content of UN aid delivered to northwest Syria three days after the quakes.

Al Jazeera

‘What happens, happens’: how Erdoğan’s earthquake response tarnished his brand

President has done little to quell public anger over relief efforts that some say came too little, too late to save loved ones

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Axios

WHO warns Turkey and Syria quake survivors face "secondary disaster"

Freezing winter weather conditions and the scale of the destruction have hampered ongoing rescue efforts.

The Independent UK

‘Where is the state?’ Erdogan faces anger of his people over Turkey earthquake relief

The president has admitted some issues with the speed of help arriving in devastated areas, but it has done little to calm survivors who have lost loved ones and their homes, writes Borzou Daragahi

WEKU

As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey's government response

Critics are laying into the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing it of incompetence in its response to the massive quake and misplacing tax revenues meant for dealing with disasters.

Reuters

Earthquake disaster poses 'serious difficulties' for Turkey's May elections

The devastating scale of Monday's earthquake in southern Turkey presents "serious difficulties" for planned elections in mid-May, a Turkish official said on Thursday, in the first sign that authorities could consider postponing the vote.

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Reuters

Anger over Turkey's temporary Twitter block during quake rescue

Turkey's decision to block access to Twitter for about 12 hours from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday as people scrambled to find loved ones after devastating earthquakes has compounded public frustration at the pace of relief efforts.

Reuters

Analysis-Investors see Erdogan's earthquake response as pivotal

The humanitarian disaster of Turkey's earthquake has caused an outpouring of concern by international investors, but also an acknowledgement that President Tayyip Erdogan's handling of the crisis will now dominate the run-up to May's elections.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 21,000 as first aid convoy enters north-west Syria

Turkey says it is working to open two more border crossings; girl and father pulled alive from rubble in Antakya

Daily Mirror

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Heartbreaking images show 16 babies being flown to safety

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's plane was used to carry 16 orphaned babies from Kahramanmaras to the Turkish capital following the devastating double-blow 7.8 and 7.5-magnitude quakes

WEKU

Hopes fade as rescuers press search for quake survivors in Turkey and Syria

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

WEKU

With over 20,000 dead, hopes fade for finding Turkey and Syria quake survivors

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

The Independent UK

Live Updates I Turkish president to visit quake-hit areas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to travel to the quake-hit provinces of Gaziantep, Osmaniye and Kilis amid ongoing criticism that the government’s response has been too slow

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