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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.

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Quake-stricken refugees in Turkey lament delay in aid deliveries to Syria

Syrian refugees have been among those hardest hit by the devastating February 6 earthquakes. Among those sheltering in Kilis, a southeastern Turkish city a few kilometres from the border, the trauma of the quakes come on top of the ravages of the Syrian civil war and the hardships of exile.…

France 24

UN Appeals for $397 Million to Help Syrian Quake Survivors

The United Nations chief launched a $397 million appeal Tuesday to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in opposition-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance because of deep divisions exacerbated by the country’s 12-year war. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appeal a day after…

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Volunteer groups rush to distribute aid to Turkey quake victims

Ad hoc aid operations have been set up by ordinary citizens across Turkey in the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes.

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Ukrainian rescuers pull woman alive from rubble 8 days after Turkey quake

A woman was rescued from the rubble of a building in the southern Turkish province of Hatay by a Ukrainian team on Tuesday, some 205 hours after a devastating earthquake struck the region, CNN Turk reported.

Reuters

Increasing number of Turkey-Syria earthquake survivors show signs of PTSD

Doctors in a Turkish field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after last week's earthquake.

Reuters

Seven more people rescued in Turkey eight days after earthquake

The survivors, including two teenagers, saved as rescue teams look to next phase of aid

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Turkish man living in Perth worried how his family are faring in earthquake-devastated Gaziantep

With one brother sheltering in a bus and a sister and kids in a crowded metal container, Perth-based Turkish grill owner Erol Yazgan counts his blessings and tries to help survivors of the earthquake in his homeland.

Daily Record

Aid flight leaves Heathrow for Turkey with £350,000 of supplies on board

It is carrying 58 pallets of clothing and other essential supplies, including 31,000 coats and blankets and almost a tonne (990kg) of infant milk powder

Wales Online

Two teenagers pulled alive from rubble nearly 200 hours after Turkey earthquake

Footage shows rescue workers pulling 18-year-old Muhammed Cafer and Muhammed Yeninar, 17, from the rubble of separate buildings on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Ikea Foundation sends shelters to Syria and Turkey as firms offer earthquake aid

First relief housing units arrive in Hatay province, Amazon sends food and blankets and Allianz donates €6m

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake death toll in Turkey climbs to 31,974 - AFAD

The death toll from powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey last week has risen to 31,974, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Watch: WHO holds briefing on Turkey earthquake response as death toll continues to rise

Watch as the World Health Organization provide an update on the urgent health needs and response in Turkey, following last week’s devastating earthquakes.

The Independent UK

After Turkey's quake, one family mourns its losses — and braces for more

As volunteers continue digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, the siblings of a woman found dead with her four children are now awaiting news of their mother and another sister.

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Map of areas Foreign Office says to avoid as it issues advice for those heading to Turkey for half-term holidays

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit at the beginning of February has caused devastation across Turkey

France 24

Turkey quake revives trauma of war for Syrian refugees made homeless again

Syrian refugee children in southern Turkey have never known a time without war in their home country. Last week’s devastating double earthquake has now struck their home away from home – shattering their safe haven in just one night. FRANCE 24’s reporters met Syrian refugees made homeless once more, this…

The Independent UK

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after earthquake death toll surpasses 37,000

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey as the death toll from devastating earthquakes across Turkey and Syria passes 37,000.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seven Pulled from Türkiye’s Rubble, Millions Need Humanitarian Aid

Seven survivors were rescued from the rubble in Türkiye on Tuesday, more than a week after a devastating earthquake, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold. The disaster, with a combined death toll in Türkiye…

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Three people rescued in Turkey 198 hours after earthquake

An 18-year-old named Muhammed Cafer was rescued from the rubble of a building in southern Turkey on Tuesday, the third rescue of the morning some 198 hours after last week's devastating earthquake, broadcaster CNN Turk said.

The Independent UK

Rescuers find more alive in Turkey on 8th day of quake

Rescuers on Tuesday were working to reach people under the rubble in three provinces hit hard by the powerful and devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria last Monday

France 24

First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday. More than 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa. The UN said on Monday that President Bashar…

AAP

Australian crews join rescue mission in Turkish city

An Australian search and rescue crew hopes to replicate the rescues of two women and two children in the devastated Turkish city of Antakya.

Reuters

Russia says more than 300 troops helping Syria recover from earthquake

More than 300 Russian servicemen and 60 units of special military equipment are helping Syria in its response to a devastating earthquake that struck more than a week ago, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster

Stories of miraculous rescues flooded the airwaves in recent days, but tens of thousands of dead have also been found.

Al Jazeera

Waiting into the night for a miracle rescue in Turkey’s Antakya

A week after earthquakes struck, Turkish rescue crews refuse to give up and find a teenage girl in the rubble.

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