Aid needs are immense as Turkey-Syria death toll crosses 29,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Aid needs are immense as Turkey-Syria death toll crosses 29,000

Al Jazeera  

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double. Rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble in Hatay, Turkey, nearly a week after earthquakes devastated the country as well as neighbouring Syria and killed more than 29,000 people. According to Syrian government-controlled media, at least 1,408 people were killed & 2,341 injured – while the White Helmets reported 3,100 people dead and 5,070 injured in opposition-controlled areas, the humanitarian group told Al Jazeera. United Nation relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double after he arrived in southern Turkey on Saturday to assess the damage. The UN human rights office tweeted on Friday a call by High Commissioner Volker Turk “for immediate ceasefire in Syria, and full respect of #humanrights & humanitarian law obligations so help can reach everyone”.

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Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey
11 months, 1 week ago

Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria’s government is giving the United Nations permission for another six months to use a major border crossing with Turkey to bring aid into the country’s rebel-held northwest. Syria’s mission to the U.N. said in a statement late Thursday that the Bab al-Hawa crossing should be “effectively operationalized in a way that contributes to helping people in need …

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops
1 year, 5 months ago

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — Youssef al-Ramadan says he always feels guilty for having to put his wife and three children to work in order to survive — and now they might not be able to get by since international aid could stop flowing from Turkey. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric underscored Wednesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “is not giving up” on trying …

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid
1 year, 5 months ago

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Russia’s U.N. ambassador, whose country is Syria’s most important ally, called …

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid
1 year, 5 months ago

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line, and that millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall. But Russia’s U.N. ambassador, whose country is Syria’s most important ally, called the cross-border aid deliveries “a zero-sum game” that …

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake
1 year, 6 months ago

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — A convoy carrying U.N. aid entered Syria’s last rebel-held enclave from government-held territory on Friday, the first such shipment to cross battle lines since February’s deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. After the February earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction, convoys have been prevented from entering the province of Idlib from …

Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
1 year, 7 months ago

Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border crossings with Turkey into the rebel-held northwest that were opened for aid delivery after a deadly earthquake in February, Syrian and U.N. officials said Saturday. Syrian President Bashar Assad had agreed to open the border crossings at Bab al-Salameh and al-Rai …

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake
1 year, 7 months ago

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

Associated Press  

Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. Patrick Mutai, a coordinator on shelters at the U.N. refugees agency, said that before the quake, some 2 million people in Syria needed assistance, including 1.8 million people who live in camps. “The earthquake …

UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria
1 year, 9 months ago

UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly enough last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and conflict-ravaged Syria, a U.N.-backed commission said Monday. “Since the earthquake, we have seen many acts to help victims by the Syrians themselves,” commission member Paulo Pinheiro said during …

A month after quake, multitudes in Turkey and Syria still need shelter, sanitation
1 year, 9 months ago

A month after quake, multitudes in Turkey and Syria still need shelter, sanitation

LA Times  

A family keeps warm next to a fire amid a huge field of earthquake debris in Antakya, Turkey, on Feb. 15. One month after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded, hampering efforts to tackle …

UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes
1 year, 9 months ago

UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday. Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that three weeks after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by …

U.N. says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes
1 year, 9 months ago

U.N. says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

LA Times  

The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last month have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday. Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 quake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by strong …

Death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquake crosses 50,000
1 year, 9 months ago

Death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquake crosses 50,000

The Hindu  

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on February 24, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority announced the death toll in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night. Half a million new homes needed Erdogan's government has …

Death toll climbs above 50,000 after Turkey, Syria earthquakes
1 year, 9 months ago

Death toll climbs above 50,000 after Turkey, Syria earthquakes

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 240,000 rescuers continue to work in quake-hit provinces in Turkey, though no survivors have been found recently. The number of people killed by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month has now passed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries. In Turkey alone, 44,218 people died as a result of the earthquakes, the country’s …

Explained: How is aid reaching rebel-held northwest area of Syria?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: How is aid reaching rebel-held northwest area of Syria?

Firstpost  

Beirut: Two weeks after a deadly earthquake struck Syria, only a trickle of United Nations aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the war-ravaged country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and anger. More than four million people live in areas outside government control in Syria’s north and northwest, 90 per cent of whom depend on aid to survive. The …

Turkey Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 46,000 as search for life continues
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 46,000 as search for life continues

India Today  

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 345,000 apartments in Turkey now known to have been destroyed, and many still missing. As Turkey attempts to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria, with the …

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Associated Press  

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Rescuers have pulled more survivors from the debris of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria even as the window for finding people alive shrank. “Let me hear their voices.” UN AID CROSSES INTO SYRIA A total of 178 trucks carrying aid from Turkey into northwest Syria have crossed the border since Feb. …

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
1 year, 10 months ago

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

Associated Press  

ANTAKYA, Turkey — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria produced more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary rescues and appeals for aid. Here’s a look at key developments Wednesday from the aftermath of the earthquakes: DEFYING ODDS AFTER NINE DAYS A woman and her two children – a boy and a girl …

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Assad Agrees to Open Two More Border Crossing Points for Aid Delivery
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Assad Agrees to Open Two More Border Crossing Points for Aid Delivery

News 18  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday announced that two border crossing points between Turkey and north-west Syria, at Bab al-Salam and Al Ra’ee will be opened for three months to allow larger volume of emergency aid for those affected by the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to the Guardian. The decision was welcomed by UN secretary general, António Guterres, as …

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations

The Hindu  

Syria’s President agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced on February 13. Mr. Guterres’ official announcement came during a closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council where diplomats said Mr. Griffiths announced Mr. Assad’s agreement to …

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday. Syria’s U.N. ambassador, Bassam Sabbagh, told reporters while the meeting was taking place that Assad held a “positive and constructive meeting” with Griffiths …

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
1 year, 10 months ago

Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

LA Times  

Rescue workers pull out survivor Hatice Akar from a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, more than a week after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week’s earthquake, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country’s founding 100 years ago. …

Rescue phase after Turkey-Syria earthquake 'coming to a close', says UN aid chief
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescue phase after Turkey-Syria earthquake 'coming to a close', says UN aid chief

Firstpost  

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, during a visit to Syria, said that urgency now will switch to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care Aleppo: The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is “coming to a close” with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the UN aid chief …

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 35,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 35,000

The Hindu  

The toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless. While hundreds of rescue teams were still working, efforts had ended in seven parts of the province, he added Lack of …

Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000

Associated Press  

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people. In the Syrian capital of Damascus, the head of the World Health Organization warned that the …

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000
1 year, 10 months ago

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

The Hindu  

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on February 11, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving more than 28,000 dead. Almost 26 million people affected: WHO Compounding the anguish, the United Nations has warned that at least 8,70,000 people urgently need hot meals across Turkey and Syria. Almost 26 million people …

Turkiye-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Crosses 28,000 Mark, Clashes Hamper Rescue Ops — Updates
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkiye-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Crosses 28,000 Mark, Clashes Hamper Rescue Ops — Updates

ABP News  

New Delhi: The death toll due to the deadly earthquake in Turkiye and Syria has crossed the 28,000 mark with many still being feared dead, reported BBC. - An Austrian army spokesperson said that clashes between unidentified groups in the Hatay province had left dozens of personnel from the Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit seeking shelter in a base camp …

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Nears 24,000-Mark, US Eases Sanctions On Syria — Top Points
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Nears 24,000-Mark, US Eases Sanctions On Syria — Top Points

ABP News  

New Delhi: The confirmed death toll from the deadly earthquake in southern Turkiye and northwest Syria has risen to more than 23,700 four days after the calamity. US Eases Sanctions On Syria, Erdogan Slams 'Negative Campaigns For Political Interest' — Top Points The number of deaths in Turkiye rose to 20,213 on Friday, as per the country's health minister. Its …

Survivors in Turkey still being found 5 days after quake, as death toll tops 28,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors in Turkey still being found 5 days after quake, as death toll tops 28,000

LA Times  

Ergin Guzeloglan, 36, is carried to an ambulance after being pulled from the rubble of a building in Hatay, Turkey, on Saturday. Rescue crews in Turkey on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of last week’s enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria surpassed 28,000. …

Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 28,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 28,000

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations impeded by insecurity in some areas as police in Turkey arrest dozens for looting. Reporting from Antakya, Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith said that despite the overwhelming level of destruction in the capital of Turkey’s Hatay province, there was still a glimmer of hope. “It means that, from now on, the people who are involved in looting or kidnapping …

Turkey-Syria quake: 5 days on, search for survivors continues; toll nears 24,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria quake: 5 days on, search for survivors continues; toll nears 24,000

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food. - The 7.8-magnitude quake early on February 6 has killed more than 20,000 people in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria, according to officials and …

Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors, toll tops 22,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors, toll tops 22,000

The Hindu  

Rescuers scoured debris in a desperate search for survivors on Friday four days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 22,000 people, as the United States offered an $85-million aid package. The U.S. Agency for International Development said its aid package will go to partners on the ground "to deliver urgently needed aid for millions of people", …

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Associated Press  

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Guterres spoke to reporters at U.N. headquarters Thursday, hours after a U.N. aid convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest for the first time since Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. ___ U.N. …

More than 21,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 21,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Firstpost  

Chances of finding survivors have dimmed now that the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed Ankara: The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded. But in a …

Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas affected by quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas affected by quake

Al Jazeera  

Approval for humanitarian deliveries to rebel-held northwest could speed up help for millions of affected people. The Syrian government has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to areas not under its control in the quake-hit rebel-held northwest of the country, a move that could speed up the arrival of help for millions of survivors. “The Council of Ministers approves …

Turkey-Syria earthquakes day five: What do we know so far?
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquakes day five: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera  

Hope of finding survivors is dwindling as the death toll tops 21,500 in Turkey and Syria. Rescue workers are digging into the rubble for a fifth consecutive day to find more survivors of the devastating earthquakes that have killed tens of thousands of people and swept away entire cities in Turkey and Syria this week. “This collapsed building has been …

Turkey, Syria quake: Nine lakh people battle hunger, winter; death toll nears 23,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria quake: Nine lakh people battle hunger, winter; death toll nears 23,000

New Indian Express  

The stench of death hung over Turkey's eastern city of Kahramanmaras -- the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in a remote region filled with people displaced by war in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. Starting from scratch A group of Turkish Black Sea coast coal miners -- experts in rescuing their own colleagues -- …

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight

Al Jazeera  

The Take looks at why it has been harder for aid to reach northern Syria. Emergency aid is pouring into southeastern Turkey after Monday’s earthquakes, but why is it so much harder for aid to reach northern Syria? In this episode: Ammar, NGO worker living in Gaziantep, Turkey Emad, NGO worker living in Gaziantep Alper Ilki, president of the Turkish …

Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed

The Hindu  

Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamoured for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 17,000. If people haven’t died from being stuck under the rubble, they’ll die from the cold.” Meanwhile, the first UN aid trucks …

Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Death toll rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

The Hindu  

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery on February 9 for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death toll from February 6th’s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts pass the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the …

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake near 12,000; Turkish leader acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response
1 year, 10 months ago

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake near 12,000; Turkish leader acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response

The Hindu  

The President of Turkey on Tuesday acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country's response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings. “That doesn’t mean we should stop searching.” Mr. Alexander cautioned that the final death toll may not be known for weeks because …

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria quake is deadliest since 2015
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria quake is deadliest since 2015

Associated Press  

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade Wednesday and the death toll kept rising, approaching 12,000. The latest on the earthquake: ___ Turkey’s foreign minister says his country is working to get international aid to earthquake-hit areas inside Syria, but damage was making …

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Updates: Erdogan Says Country Had Problems with Initial Response as Death Toll Over 11,200
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Updates: Erdogan Says Country Had Problems with Initial Response as Death Toll Over 11,200

News 18  

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,200 as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. In remote towns of Turkey, the rescue teams are stretched thin and in war-torn northwestern Syria, which also has faced massive devastation, entire hospitals have collapsed. The World Health Organization has warned …

Netherlands to give €10 million in aid to earthquake-hit Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands to give €10 million in aid to earthquake-hit Syria

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is to give €10 million in aid to Syria in the wake of the earthquake that has left at least 2,500 people dead in a country already torn apart by civil war. Overseas aid minister Liesbeth Schreinemacher said support for Syria was complicated by the lack of diplomatic ties and sanctions against president Bashar Al-Assad’s regime that …

Netherlands to give €10 million in aid to earthquake-hit Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands to give €10 million in aid to earthquake-hit Syria

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is to give €10 million in aid to Syria in the wake of the earthquake that has left at least 2,500 people dead in a country already torn apart by civil war. Overseas aid minister Liesbeth Schreinemacher said support for Syria was complicated by the lack of diplomatic ties and sanctions against president Bashar Al-Assad’s regime that …

Turkey, Syria quake deaths near 12,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria quake deaths near 12,000

The Hindu  

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,700 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. The White Helmets leading efforts to rescue people buried under rubble in rebel-held areas of Syria have appealed for international help in their “race against time”. Children pulled from the …

11,000 dead as Turkey, Syria earthquake search continues
1 year, 10 months ago

11,000 dead as Turkey, Syria earthquake search continues

Al Jazeera  

The death toll has surpassed 11,200 people and could yet increase dramatically if the worst fears of experts are realised. Rescuers raced to pull survivors from earthquake rubble as the death toll surpassed 9,000 in southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria on Wednesday. The hope of rescuing more people from under the rubble is now fading, as time passes since …

Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million: WHO
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million: WHO

The Hindu  

Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance. "Event overview maps show that potentially 23 million people are exposed, including around five million vulnerable populations," the World Health Organization's senior emergencies officer Adelheid Marschang said. "Civilian infrastructure and potentially health …

Turkey & Syria earthquake death toll tops 6,200 as frigid cold hits rescue work
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey & Syria earthquake death toll tops 6,200 as frigid cold hits rescue work

Firstpost  

The latest toll showed 4,544 people killed in Turkey and 1,712 in Syria, for a combined total of 6,256 fatalities. There are fears that the toll will rise inexorably, with WHO officials estimating up to 20,000 may have died Sanliurfa: Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened …

Turkey-Syria Quake Death Toll Could Top 20,000, WHO Official Says
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Quake Death Toll Could Top 20,000, WHO Official Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A senior official at the World Health Organization warned Monday the death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria could rise “eightfold” as rescue efforts continue. Catherine Smallwood, WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe, told the AFP injuries and fatalities linked to severe earthquakes often rise “significantly” in the week after the disaster. She made …

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