Volunteers in Turkey Construct Makeshift Hospitals in Earthquake Zone
In place of damaged or destroyed hospitals, a series of field clinics have sprung up in Turkey, with doctors and nurses from around the world.
Syria
US announces 180-day exemption to Syria sanctions for disaster aid
Assad regime still insists on handling all aid shipments to war-torn and quake-ravaged country that has been all but cut off from helpThe US has temporarily eased its sanctions on Syria in a bid to speed up aid deliveries to the country’s north-west, w…
What We Know About the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
As the death toll rises in the one of the deadliest quakes in decades, a global humanitarian aid effort faces deep challenges.
Turkey earthquake victim rescued from rubble after posting location to Whatsapp
In the since-viral video posted to WhatsApp, Boran Kubat filmed himself pinned under debris of his crumbled apartment building in Turkey.
UK’s Turkish and Syrian communities rush to aid earthquake victims
Determination to get donations to stricken areas is galvanising people haunted by fears for family and friendsTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesDozens of volunteers are packing boxes piled high on a north London industrial estate, fillin…
‘Miracle baby’ still being cared for in hospital in northern Syria
Aya, the so-called “miracle baby” who was born under the rubble after this week’s devastating earthquake destroyed her home in northern Syria, was still recovering in hospital on Friday despite reports that several had come forward to adopt her.
“My w…
Survivors pulled from rubble 100 hours after quake as toll passes 23,000
Hundreds of thousands more people have been left homeless in often sub-zero winter conditionsTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesA second convoy of aid trucks has crossed into stricken north-western Syria from Turkey, as rescuers continued…
Turkey earthquake: Six relatives rescued as death toll exceeds 20,000
Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold.
Geological impact of Turkey-Syria earthquake slowly comes into focus
Subsidence has caused flooding, while hillsides are at risk of landslip, which mean roads may need to be rerouted and people rehomedMore than 17,000 people are now known to have died after the huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the focus right now…
No room for the dead as cemeteries in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria fill up
Bodies are piled up in stadiums or car parks for identification; coffins are being brought in and mass graves dugTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesAt the Nurdağı cemetery in the Turkish province of Gaziantep, on the Syrian border, there …