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Syria earthquake: The miraculous rescue of family buried alive (dubbed)
Tragedy piled upon tragedy for the people of northwest Syria – the earthquake on the 6 February shattered lives which were already in pieces.
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Turkey-Syria quake: Why is aid being blocked?
The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now passed 46,000, although – incredibly – people are still being pulled alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings twelve days on.
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Turkey-Syria quake: fading hopes and shoddy buildings
The WHO called it the “worst natural disaster” in 100 years in the region.
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‘Many lives could have been saved if people acted sooner’ says doctor working in Syrian hospital
We speak to Dr Mufaddal Hamadeh – the former president of the Syrian American Medical Society who has been treating the injured in Idlib Central Hospital.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: First UN aid convoy reaches border
The frantic hunt for survivors in the devastating earthquake last week which has so far claimed 38,000 lives in Turkey and Syria is slowing to a trickle as the clamour for aid and equipment intensifies.
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5.3 million displaced in northwest Syria, says Deputy High Commissioner of the UN Refugee Agency
We spoke to Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner of the UN Refugee Agency, who is currently in Aleppo.
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Syrians left to dig through collapsed buildings with bare hands without earthquake aid, NGO says
We spoke to Radwan Awad, Team Leader of the Syrian humanitarian organisation Mercy Corps, and asked him if they had received any kind of aid.
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Syria earthquake: Devastated rebel-held areas in urgent need of aid
In Syria, the area hardest hit by the earthquake is the northwest region, which is predominantly under rebel control and in desperate need of aid.
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Syria earthquake: ‘left behind’ and ‘forgotten’ says Brit-Syrian survivor
The United Nations says it is working urgently to get more aid into northern Syria, where areas devastated by the earthquake have seen little help. Rebel-held towns like Jandaris – close to the Turkish border – have had to make do without any of the supplies, heavy machinery and international rescue teams that have been…
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Agonising wait for bodies to be found with death toll rising in Turkey and Syria
The ancient city of Antakya lies almost entirely in ruins. Most of those who remain in the city are now waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be unearthed from their homes.
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Turkey Syria earthquake: more incredible rescues but death toll passes 25,000
More than 25,000 people are now confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria, after the powerful earthquakes which struck the region on Monday. As rescue teams continue to search through destroyed buildings that number is expected to rise. Incredibly, some people are still being pulled out alive, after more than 130 hours trapped under…
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‘Syria represents entirely different aid approach to Turkey’, says head of emergency at International Federation of Red Cross
It’s clear the aid operation in Turkey will continue for months to come.
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Rescue efforts defy odds in quake-hit areas of Turkey and Syria
In the wake of every natural disaster comes a horrible turning point at which rescue missions become recovery operations.
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Turkey Syria earthquake: Children still being pulled out alive as death toll hits 23,000
It’s now 108 hours since the first quake struck here at just after 4am on Monday when so many people were buried in over six thousand buildings that collapsed.
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Turkey Syria earthquake: death toll rising as ‘window of rescue’ closing
People are still being pulled alive from collapsed buildings, following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. But they are now outnumbered by the dead.
