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Remembering earlier earthquakes, Adana's elderly huddle together to stay warm

Wringing their hands in stunned silence, Adana's elderly were preparing to spend their second night on the wooden floors and worn sofas of a school-turned-shelter after the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey this week.

Reuters

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Race to find survivors as international aid pours in

The death toll is still rising and will continue to rise. There are already several thousand dead from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, but with over 6,000 buildings destroyed, that can only be a very conservative tally. Turkey's president has declared a three-month state of emergency for affected regions…

France 24

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Aid workers say getting aid into Syria after this week’s devastating earthquake has been hampered by the country’s deep fragmentation from years of war

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Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 7,200.

Los Angeles Times

Crews race to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll now exceeds 6,000

Los Angeles Times

Before and after pictures show scale of devastation caused by Turkey earthquake - OLD

At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247

The Independent UK

Wreckage, rescue and hope in Turkey's earthquake epicenter

Zeliha Hisir tried to speak, but could barely move after her hourslong rescue Tuesday near the epicenter of Turkey’s earthquake

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Aleppo's war-scarred citadel damaged in earthquake

The ancient citadel of Aleppo, scarred by Syria's 11-year conflict, suffered further damage in the earthquake that ravaged southern Turkey and northern Syria, a local architect and the Syrian antiquities directorate said.

Reuters

Turkey earthquake: Race against time to find survivors as death toll passes 11,000

Thousands of children are feared to be among the dead

Evening Standard

Four specialist Scottish firefighters to join rescue operation in Turkey

FOUR firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have joined a rescue operation which has been deployed to Turkey.

The National (Scotland)

Factbox-Turkish state of emergency gives government leeway in disaster response

President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared the 10 provinces affected by the earthquakes in southern Turkey as a disaster zone, imposing a state of emergency in the region for three months.

Reuters

Christian Atsu rescue hailed as 'miraculous' as search continues for ex-Newcastle star's team-mates

Christian Atsu is recovering in hospital after a 'miraculous' recovery following a Turkey earthquake

Chronicle Live

Greater Manchester firefighters fly to earthquake-hit Turkey as part of international search and rescue operation

As the death toll topped 5,000, four specialist Greater Manchester firefighters trained in how to operate in disaster zones flew out to help

Manchester Evening News

Saudi Arabia Underscores Solidarity with Türkiye, Syria after Devastating Quake

The Saudi government underscored on Tuesday its solidarity with Turkey and Syria in wake of the devastating earthquake that struck them on Monday. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The ministers reviewed the latest regional and international…

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Reuters

Doctor says bodies "everywhere" in collapsed Iskenderun hospital

Rescue teams and survivors peered through the twisted remains of an Iskenderun hospital on Tuesday, searching for signs of life a day after a major earthquake struck Turkey and neighbouring Syria.

Axios

Rescuers in "race against time" to find survivors of deadly Turkey, Syria quake

"They're saying, 'Save us,' but we can't save them. How are we going to save them? "

Daily Mirror

Ekin-Su makes desperate plea for Turkey and Syria after earthquake death toll hits 5,000

Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 28, made an emotional appeal on her Instagram on Tuesday after the death toll following the huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria hit 5,000

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles firefighters to join rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria after massive quake

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of specially trained Los Angeles County firefighters are headed to Turkey and Syria to assist in search-and-rescue operations after Monday's massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which devastated the region near the two countries' border.

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Daily Mirror

You can get paid £2,000 to go on holiday and post about it on social media

The loveholidays travel correspondent will get trips to Amsterdam, Marrakech, Turkey, Dubai and Malta with a plus one, with all flights and spending money included

France 24

Syrian hospitals overwhelmed with injured after quake: ‘They can't take any more’

Medical personnel and rescue workers have been stretched to their limits after a devastating earthquake hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria in the early morning of February 6. Opposition-controlled northern Syria has been particularly affected, and doctors report a shortage of medical facilities to treat the injured. The FRANCE 24…

WEKU

In Turkey and Syria, outdated building methods all but assured disaster from a quake

Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots of concrete and masonry, making them brittle and more vulnerable to collapse.

Daily Mirror

Turkey earthquake: Dad holds hand of dead daughter, 15, crushed beneath rubble

More than 5,000 people have now died and hundreds of buildings have been razed to the ground, in the aftermath of one of the deadliest natural disasters this century

The Independent UK

The UK has ‘swarmed to donate’ to Turkey as worldwide appeals surpass £750,000

The worldwide donation amount on fundraising site JustGiving has exceeded £750,000 in one day as the death toll in Turkey surpasses 5,000.

Al Jazeera

Mapping the 100+ aftershocks from the Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 quake struck on February 6.

The Independent UK

Twenty members of ISIS escape Syria’s ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area

Some twenty former members of ISIS have escaped a prison located in Rajo in northeastern Syria after powerful earthquakes devastated the region and neighbouring Turkey

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