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Schools Reopen as Syrians Live with Quake’s Devastation

Schools resumed classes in Syria’s opposition-held northwest Saturday after closing for nearly three weeks following an earthquake that devastated the region, local officials said, even as many schoolchildren suffer from shock. Many schools were turned into temporary shelters following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye and neighboring parts of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Schools reopen as Syrians live with quake's devastation

Local officials say that schools are reopening in Syria’s rebel-held northwest Saturday after closing for nearly three weeks following an earthquake that devastated the region

The Independent UK

Syria rebel rescuers urge help after child dies of quake injuries

Idlib (Syria) (AFP) - White Helmets rescuers in rebel-held northwest Syria called on international help Friday to save people with quake-related crush injuries after a boy they rescued died from the condition.

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Quake girl Sham leaves Syria for treatment in Turkey

Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (Syria) (AFP) - A nine-year-old Syrian girl whose fate captured the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of this month's earthquake after spending 40 hours under the rubble was taken to Turkey Thursday for treatment.

AFP

Syrian girl rescued after quake battles 'crush syndrome'

Idlib (Syria) (AFP) - Syrians have been moved by the fate of a brave nine-year-old girl called Sham that has captured the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of the earthquake which devastated her war-ravaged country.

AFP

Panic injures many as traumatised Syria hit by new earthquakes

People in northwest Syria are ‘traumatised’ and still reeling from the February 6 quakes that killed over 4,000 in Syria

Al Jazeera

Three dead and scores injured as new earthquake hits Turkey and Syria

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake has killed three people and injured more than 200 in parts of Turkey that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive tremor that killed tens of thousands.

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Turkey hit by new earthquakes, leaving 3 dead and more than 200 injured

The earthquakes struck Turkey's Hatay province, which had been hard hit by the earthquakes earlier this month.

Axios

New earthquake causes further devastation in Turkey and Syria

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive tremor that killed around 45,000 people.

Irish Independent

New earthquake causes further devastation in Turkey, Syria

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people

The Independent UK

‘Buried alive’: Syrians recount losing family in the earthquakes

According to the Syria Civil Defence, 2,274 people died in the northwest region, with more than 12,400 others wounded.

Al Jazeera

How Russian bombardment in Syria prepared the White Helmets' volunteers for deadly earthquake rescues

Syria's White Helmets may not have access to "advanced equipment" as they sift through rubble for earthquake survivors, but the horrors of the nation's civil war has trained them to be heroes in this moment.

ABC News

As Syrians were trapped beneath the rubble, a broken UN system was held hostage by the Assad regime

While international teams poured into Turkey to mount a furious search and rescue effort following the massive earthquake on February 6, the response on the other side of the border in Syria was catastrophically slow.

The Conversation

Syria White Helmets criticise UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The rescue group in northwest Syria has criticised the UN stance on aid delivery in the aftermath of the earthquake.

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Syrian White Helmets Criticizes UN over Assad Say on Aid Deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a UN decision to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad authorization over aid deliveries through border crossings with Türkiye, saying it gave him "free political gain". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday Assad had agreed to allow UN aid…

Reuters

Syrian rescue group criticises UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a U.N. decision to give Syrian President Bashar al Assad authorisation over aid deliveries through border crossings with Turkey, saying it gave him "free political gain".

Irish Independent

Earthquake miracle – how oldest survivor (85) was pulled from rubble after being found by her nephew

A Turkish man helped to save the life of his 85-year-old aunt after she spent a staggering 153 hours trapped under rubble, in what is believed to be the rescue of the oldest survivor of the earthquakes so far.

Al Jazeera

‘Digging with my bare hands’: A White Helmet’s Syria quake story

A volunteer from Syria’s White Helmets group recounts her experience in search and rescue operations after quake struck.

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Al Jazeera

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest

White Helmets in Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow response, lack of aid after earthquakes.

Reuters

Syria's White Helmets 'answering all calls' to save lives after quake

As an excavator claws at the shattered remains of yet another home in Syria's rebel-held northwest, Abdel Qader Abdelrahman surveys the debris in the hope of spotting people who might - against all the odds - still be alive underneath.

Irish Independent

‘I thought these were last seconds of my life’ — a journalist in Idlib relives the moments when the earthquake struck

It was at 4.25am when the earthquake started. I thought it would last for a few seconds as usual. But not this time.

Irish Independent

In earthquake-battered Syria, families waited desperately for help that never came

It took four days and nights after the earthquake for the rubble to fall silent here. The strongest voices belonged to the women, residents said. Parted from their children, or fighting to save them, they screamed until their lungs gave out.

AFP

White Helmets slam UN quake response in rebel areas of Syria

Sarmada (Syria) (AFP) - The White Helmets rescue group accused the United Nations on Friday of botching its response in rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria to this week's devastating quake.

The Guardian - AU

Turkey and Syria earthquake latest: death toll rises to more than 23,700 – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue amid growing criticism of UN response in Syria and calls for full humanitarian access

Reuters

Syrian White Helmets chief slams U.N. earthquake response

The head of the Syrian "White Helmets" emergency response group accused the United Nations on Friday of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

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