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UK will keep working with UN on Syria-Turkey earthquake response - Cleverly

Britain will continue to work with the United Nations and others to support Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday, describing the situation in Syria as "considerably harder."

Reuters

Syrian woman in Ireland desperately trying to find out what happened to newborn baby of friend killed in earthquake

"I can't get in contact with anyone at the minute as most phones are dead because they have nowhere to charge them"

Irish Mirror

Ghana soccer player Atsu still missing in Turkey earthquake

Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is still missing after the earthquake in Turkey despite earlier reports he had been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital

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Turkey turns to tents and tourist resorts to house quake homeless

Turkey is grappling with one of the biggest challenges from the earthquake that flattened a swathe of its towns and cities: how to shelter hundreds of thousands of people left homeless in the middle of winter.

Reuters

Palestinians extend a helping hand to quake-hit Turkey and Syria

Rescuers from the occupied Palestinian territories are joining international efforts to bring quake survivors to safety.

Al Jazeera

Horrific scale of Turkey earthquake disaster in numbers as death toll nears 19,000

The death toll passed 19,000 on Thursday morning, as the WHO fears that numbers could reach 20,000

The Independent UK

Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media expert explains the danger of losing the microblogging service in times of disaster

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two days earlier. Access to Twitter appeared to be restored about 12…

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Back-to-back mega-quakes devastated Turkey. California faces similar aftershock threat

The mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5 aftershock on a different fault, with 60 miles of distance between the epicenters.

Los Angeles Times

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

Three bodies found in search for school volleyball team after Turkey earthquake

Rescuers searching the collapsed hotel that had left members of a school volleyball team trapped following Monday's devastating earthquake have now found three bodies

Daily Mirror

Britons in Turkey plead with friends and family in UK for earthquake donations

Debs Handy, who moved to Turkey in 2020, said ‘if you know someone in Turkey, get the money over here, tell them to go shopping for you’.

The Independent UK

Tamer Hassan reveals he and Love Island star daughter Belle have lost family in Turkish earthquake

The British-Turkish actor said his family has been left ‘devstated’ by the tragedy

Evening Standard

British volunteers begin earthquake rescue as other crews speak of delays

Teams from the UK have started to travel to Turkey to help with the search operation.

The Independent UK

Turkey-Syria earthquake: the challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone

It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls and your bedroom is swaying. You wake your partner, grab the kids and make your way down a stairwell in the darkness as you…

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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 Independent UK

Toddler pulled from ruins after 78 hours trapped by Turkey earthquake

Earlier, in the same city, a father and daughter were pulled from the wreckage of another collapsed building

The Independent UK

Tamer Hassan fears he and Love Island daughter Belle have ‘lost’ family in Turkey earthquake

Death toll from quakes crosses 15,000 mark as rescuers continue to pull bodies from rubble

Al Jazeera

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?

A combination of factors led to the widespread destruction that has left thousands still trapped under debris.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Turkey and Syria earthquake: what we know so far on day four

Deaths pass 19,000; first aid convoy reaches north-west Syria

Bangkok Post

Hopes fade as quake toll reaches 17,500

BAB AL-HAWA BORDER CROSSING, Syria: Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.

France 24

Diary of a war reporter: From revolution in Egypt to the battle of Mosul in Iraq

Award-winning French journalist Samuel Forey joins us for Perspective to discuss his newly-released book, which retraces six years of reporting from the Middle East. He tells us more about why he decided to become a war reporter and also reacts to the devastating twin earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Daily Record

Scots family 'helpless' as loved ones remain trapped under collapsed building in Turkey

Zahra Al-Kaeteeb and her mum Lyna, who live in Glasgow, have loved ones trapped underneath the rubble.

France 24

In Turkish village flattened by quake, ‘no tents, no shelter, only cars to sleep in’

More than 72 hours after the catastrophic quakes that ravaged southern Turkey, residents of Atalar, a mountainous village west of Gaziantep, are still waiting for aid to reach them, with only their cars to shelter them from the bitter cold.

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

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