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The Latest Breaking News on Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

Tuba Yolcu is desperate for news of her missing aunt and scours a sports hall where victims of a powerful earthquake that hit her hometown in Türkiye lie in body bags. "We hear (the authorities) will no longer keep the bodies waiting after a certain period of time, they say…

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US urges UN vote to approve more Syria border crossings for quake aid

The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has now reached approximately 33,000 reports stated Sunday, with the UN warning that the final number could rise by "double or more". Also on Sunday, a new UN convoy arrived in Syria to deliver deperately needed international aid.…

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The Observer view on the inadequate response to the earthquake by the Turkish and Syrian governments

Typically, Erdoğan and Assad have tried to blame others for a disaster that has exposed their corrupt and negligent regimes

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UN Relief Chief: Türkiye-Syria Quake Deaths to Top 50,000

The death toll from a massive earthquake in Türkiye and Syria will "double or more" from its current level of 28,000, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has said. Griffiths arrived on Saturday in Türkiye's southern city of Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives…

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Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake deaths near 26,000

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving nearly 26,000 dead.

Bangkok Post

Armenian aid trucks enter Turkey for first time in 30 years

ANKARA, Turkey — Armenian trucks crossed into Turkey for the first time in almost 30 years to deliver humanitarian aid to survivors following a pair of disastrous earthquakes this week.

Tribune News Service

Türkiye's earthquake unleashed devastation in İskenderun. But amid grief and anger, there is also rare hope

With still far too few rescuers in the quake zone and a faltering government response, survival for those buried alive now depends on a stroke of luck.

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‘Have we no dignity left?’: the Turkish town forced to dig itself out from the rubble

With few official emergency workers present, earthquake survivors have no choice but to save themselves

The Guardian - UK

Looting and hygiene worries add to rescuers' burden in Turkey

Volunteers struggling to find ever fewer survivors in the quake-hit Turkish city of Antakya said on Saturday ransacking and hygiene problems were adding to their daunting task.

Reuters

UN Aid Chief Says World Must Remember Those Displaced by Quake in Türkiye and Syria

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths appealed on Saturday to remember thousands of people who needed shelter and food while rescuers kept searching for survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria. Speaking during a news briefing in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, as rescuers worked behind…

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Türkiye-Armenia Gate Opens for First Time in Decades to Allow Aid

A border gate between long-feuding Türkiye and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said. Türkiye’s special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks passing…

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First War, Now Earthquake: Many Syrians Displaced Again

Living for years in a tent camp for displaced people in Syria’s opposition-held northwest, Ali Abu Yassin used to envy friends and relatives who had brick walls around them and solid ceilings over their heads. The situation was turned on its head after Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye…

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Survivors are still being found as the earthquake's death toll tops 28,000

Rescue crews pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the quake in Turkey and Syria surpassed 28,000.

WEKU

Brits urged to donate essentials to help Turkey earthquake survivors

Public asked to donate essentials that can be found in their homes - like first aid kits, power banks and tents

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Axios

Search and rescue efforts nearing end in Turkey, U.N. liaison says

"The probability of finding survivors under the rubble in below freezing temperatures is becoming a lower probability."

Daily Mirror

Miracle as family found alive in Turkey earthquake rubble as hopes fade for survivors

Rescue workers extricated the family of five from among a mound of debris in the hard-hit town of Nurdagi, in Gaziantep province, where they had been surviving under the rubble for five days

The Guardian - UK

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to ‘more than double’, UN says

At least 24,596 people have been confirmed dead after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Monday

The Independent UK

Fundraisers for Syria, Turkey earthquake try to deliver aid

Humanitarian groups working in southern Turkey and northern Syria warn that Monday’s earthquake will have a “long tail.”

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Evening Standard

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll expected to double as fatalities exceed 25,000, UN aid chief says

‘We haven’t really begun to count the number of dead,’ the UN aid chief said

The Independent UK

Appeal for Turkey-Syria earthquake rescue efforts reaches £50m

The death toll after the disaster is now approaching 25,000, with thousands more left injured or homeless.

Reuters

U.N. aid chief says world must remember those displaced by quake in Turkey and Syria

WEKU

After Turkey's quake, some people left homeless say they haven't eaten in days

In a camp in Gaziantep and in makeshift settlements in the fields around it, survivors of Monday's quake say they do not have enough food, water, heating or basic amenities to keep themselves alive.

The Independent UK

Rescue teams find more survivors of devastating quakes

Rescue teams using thermal cameras to locate signs of life are continuing to pull survivors out of mounds of rubble, five days after a major earthquake struck a sprawling border region of Turkey and Syria

Reuters

Turkish company to send ships to house 3,000 in earthquake zone

Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives.

The Independent UK

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after earthquake death toll exceeds 24,000

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after this week’s devastating earthquake.

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