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Fear has gripped residents in northern Damascus, where cracks and fissures caused by Monday’s devastating earthquake threatened the collapse of homes and buildings. The earthquake’s destruction was not limited to northwestern Syria. It also extended to areas north of Damascus. Residents of the areas of Ish al-Warwar, Barzeh, Rukn al-Din…

Pope Francis offered his prayers for the thousands of victims of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey on Wednesday and called on the international community to continue to support rescue and recovery efforts.

Rescuers warn window is closing to find survivors under rubble as death toll passes 9,600.

HomeAid in Bathgate is accepting everything from clothes and food to tents and toiletries

International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s south as well as in neighbouring Syria. In the Turkish city of Osmaniye, a team of French rescue workers spent the night digging through the rubble in…

The death toll has surpassed 11,200 people and could yet increase dramatically if worst fears of experts are realised.

The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 812 in the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib Countryside and Tartous, according to the Syrian Health Ministry. At least 1,449 people have also been injured in the quake. Figures released by the ministry are not final as they don’t…

A global search and rescue effort is hitting the ground in Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake

Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday to reach survivors trapped in the rubble of Monday's devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria as the death toll surged past 11,200. French emergency crews were among the international aid teams that have rushed to the region.