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The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

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.

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Reuters

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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? "

Axios

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

Daily Mirror

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…

France 24

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.

WEKU

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

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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

Belfast Live

Derry restaurant to donate percentage of intake to earthquake appeal

"The devastation is absolutely heart-breaking and in the hours and days ahead it will surely continue"

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The Independent UK

20,000 feared dead in earthquake carnage as rescuers race against time to save trapped victims

Around 23m lives – including those of 1.4m children – blighted by the disaster, says the World Health Organisation

Reuters

Anguish and scuffles as rescuers struggle to reach Turkey quake victims

Rescue workers in quake-devastated Turkey and northern Syria struggled on Tuesday to reach some of the worst-hit areas, held back by destroyed roads, poor weather and a lack of resources and heavy equipment and confronted by angry survivors.

Reuters

Analysis-Turkey's quake response could shape tough election for Erdogan

Turkey's deadliest earthquake in a generation has handed President Tayyip Erdogan a huge rescue and reconstruction challenge which will overshadow the run-up to May elections already set to be the toughest of his two decades in power.

Reuters

Families beg for help to find loved ones in snow-covered earthquake debris

Desperate and cold from the snow lying thick on the ground, relatives of earthquake victims in the Turkish city of Malatya expressed their frustration on Tuesday at what they said was the lack of help as they searched for missing loved ones.

The Guardian - UK

Photo of Turkish man holding hand of dead daughter underlines earthquake despair

Image showing father from Kahramanmaraş region comes as death toll from Syria and Turkey quake pushes past 7,800

Los Angeles Times

California has 'been quiet for a while,' but threat of a catastrophic earthquake is real

LOS ANGELES — This week's catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria is just the latest warning of the potential risks for California and other seismically active areas.

Los Angeles Times

What makes an earthquake deadly? These are the things that matter

The biggest earthquake to hit the U.S. since the 1960s was an 8.2 temblor near the Alaskan Peninsula on July 28, 2021.

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