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Former Everton player Christian Atsu found dead after earthquake in Turkey

The Ghanaian has been confirmed dead aged 31 after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria caused a catastrophic loss of life

Liverpool Echo

Syrian girl who laughed at bombs displaced in Turkey earthquake

Salwa, whose father taught her to laugh at the sound of bombs to not be afraid, has lost her home once again.

Al Jazeera

36 Thai evacuees return from Turkey

Thai evacuees from the earthquake in Turkey have expressed their grateful appreciation to His Majesty the King and the government of Thailand, saying the assistance offered has been beyond their expectations.

Bangkok Post

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Pictures of the week: A supernova, Banksy’s Valentine’s artwork and family reunited after Turkey earthquake

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK

Welsh firefighter in tearful reunion with his children as he returns home from earthquake site in Turkey

Phil Irving surprised his two children at school after risking his life to save others in Turkey

Wales Online

Is it safe to go home? With hard hats and phone apps, Turkey's engineers seek answers

NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes.

WEKU

Turkey earthquake: Co Down businesswoman starts fundraising appeal for victims

"I'm half-Turkish myself so I felt obliged to do something to help."

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‘I thought my family died’: Father pulled from earthquake rubble reunited with wife and newborn daughter

Almila was barely three hours old when disaster struck maternity clinic

The Independent UK

Forgotten ex-Liverpool star dubbed "genius" signs for his 11th professional club

Liverpool spent big to sign Lazar Markovic back in 2014 but the Serbian proved to be an underwhelming signing and has since faced a nomadic career having moved to Turkey

Daily Mirror

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.

Reuters

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.

WEKU

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.

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The Times of India

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.

Wales Online

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Bangkok Post

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

Los Angeles Times

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…

The Independent UK

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.

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’

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