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Cold weather and the language barrier will pose a challenge for the Philippine contingent in Turkey and Syria, a disaster response expert said Wednesday ... Show more
Turkey-Syria earthquake: How effective diplomacy can save lives during a disaster
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Turkish leader acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response: GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged “shortcomings” in his ...
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Syria Civil Defense Volunteers Rescue ‘Entire Family’ From Rubble After Earthquake
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Video shows 7-year-old girl protecting her little brother under rubble
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MAGNITUDINAL DISASTER: Twin earthquake latest: Turkey declares state of emergency as death toll spikes
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Social media users offer aid and share information in disaster zone
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Two UAE relief planes arrive in earthquake-hit Syria: The United Arab Emirates’ Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defense has announced the arrival of ...
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Help for earthquake victims starts in Limburg-Weilburg: The shock of the catastrophe in Turkey and Syria is great. And the auxiliary machinery starts up ...
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Turkey relief operation in the canton of Zurich: The trucks were full within hours
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Paid articlePaywallPaderborn organize help for earthquake victims: After the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the German-Turkish Society Paderborn (DTG) uses its ...
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Earthquake: Meanwhile around 8200 dead - more than 40,000 injured: Two days after the violent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the number of victims is ...
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Hückelhovener fears for his family after the earthquake in Turkey: Ömer Karadöl from Hückelhoven tries in vain to reach his family in the Antakya earthquake ...
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Earthquake: Aftershocks, severe winter hampering rescue efforts - WHO: The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Tuesday ...
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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Latest Updates: In Turkey, officials said that rescue efforts were focused on several hundred buildings where there was a chance ...
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Key FactsSyrians in Turkey's hard-hit areas rush to the border to return home
Apr 15, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Rescue attempts in southwestern Turkey were ongoing in hundreds of buildings where earthquake survivors may still be alive, officials said.
- Thousands of Syrian refugees are rushing to Turkish border crossings to return home.
- Mr. Mohammad said the family intends to stay with relatives in northeastern Syria before returning to Turkey in a few months.
- According to the CIA, data for the opposition-controlled area of northern Syria is still being collected.
WHO: Earthquake worst natural disaster in a century: The World Health Organization is pushing for more help for those affected in Turkey and Syria ...
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Singaporeans flood donation centre with supplies in outpouring of support for Türkiye-Syria quake victims
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Miracles Amid Destruction: Newborn rescued from rubble: The newborn was still connected by the umbilical cord to its mother, who will never know it now ...
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Turkey earthquake: Erdogan visits quake region as anger grows over rescue speed - BBC News
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Earthquake in Turkey: moving photo goes around the world: After the earthquake in Turkey, the picture of a father holding the hand of his dead daughter in the ...
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Syrian newborn pulled alive from earthquake rubble: The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighbouring Türkiye flattened the infant's home ...
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Key FactsTurkey and Syria Earthquake - Aalen launches fundraising campaign for twin town
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The first truck is scheduled to arrive in Turkey on Tuesday evening.
- Aalen wishes to assist their southern Turkish twin city Antakya.
- Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and northern Syria, international sympathy has been overwhelming.
- The people of Aalen and the Ostalbkreis are extremely supportive.
Syria earthquake: Girl shielded brother during their 36-hour ordeal trapped in earthquake’s rubble
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‘Dad is here, don’t be scared’: Moment father comforts young girl pulled from rubble of building in Syria
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Key FactsTurkey and Syria: International assistance launched following earthquake
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- According to Turkish and Syrian sources, the severe earthquake killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.
- Omid Nouripour, leader of the Green Party, has called for aid not only for earthquake victims in Turkey, but also for those in Syria, particularly in the largely cut-off region of Idlib.
- Adelheid Marschang, a high-ranking WHO representative, told the UN agency's executive committee in Geneva that an assessment of the affected areas in Turkey and Syria revealed that potentially 23 million people were exposed to the quake's consequences, including five million people who were already particularly vulnerable.
- One of the hardest hit areas by the earthquake was Syria's rebel-held Idlib region.
Turkey earthquake: NZ commits $1.5m in humanitarian support as death toll climbs: About 3400 killed but number expected to rise.
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Key FactsThe death toll from Turkey's earthquake has risen to almost 7000.
Apr 16, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) worries that thousands of children have died as a result of the terrible earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
- According to John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, the US administration intends to send two search and rescue teams to Turkey.
- The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) of Germany is also assisting people affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has promised more aid to Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the Turkish-Syrian border region, killing thousands.
Turkey earthquake: Aleppo among worst-hit areas in Syria: More than 1,000 people have been killed in Syria after a huge earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey.
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Newborn still attached via umbilical cord to dead mother saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria
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Paid articlePaywallTurkey-Syria earthquake: Anger and frustration as search for trapped relatives continues - 'we're being left to die'
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Teams pin hopes on sniffer dogs to help find bodies buried in Turkish quake: The Gift of the Givers says they are expected to be joined by more dogs and ...
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Key FactsEarthquake in Turkey Kills Club Goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- According to Indian Express, Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan died as a result of the devastating earthquake that struck his homeland.
- "Rest in peace," the club said on Twitter.
- The 28-year-old joined the club in 2021 and appeared six times.
- On February 6, the goalkeeper was reported missing following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. His lifeless body was discovered in the rubble on February 7.
Hull family's horror as earthquake caught on baby monitor while on holiday in Turkey
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More survivors found as quake toll tops 11,200: ANTAKYA, Turkey: Searchers were still pulling survivors on Wednesday from the rubble of the earthquake that ...
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Accused from Pinneberg: Two compatriots illegally smuggled in: Fine for a man from Syria
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Paid articlePaywallFaced with slowing economy, B.C. promises to keep spending taps open : The B.C. government says it is already planning ‘historic’ new spending levels on the ...
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Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400 - Region - World: A powerful 78 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring ...
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Video: Massive Earthquake In Turkey Splits Airport Runway Into Two: Turkey and Syria were hit by three powerful earthquakes on Monday, causing massive damage to ...
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