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2/9/2023 10:07:51 PM
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 19,000 people in the two countries. Emergency crews are still searching for survivors but in some areas work is now underway to demolish unsteady buildings.
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2/9/2023 8:58:38 PM
The death toll from a massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 20,000 on Thursday, as hopes fade of finding survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather.
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2/9/2023 8:58:03 PM
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the Security Council to authorize the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkey and Syria to deliver UN aid to earthquake victims.
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2/9/2023 5:18:19 PM
Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 19,300.
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2/9/2023 4:48:00 PM
Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 19,300 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.
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2/9/2023 4:45:22 PM
Syria's politically isolated President Bashar al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a momentum analysts say he could leverage to bolster regional support.
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2/9/2023 4:23:06 PM
France on Thursday promised 12 million euros (almost $13 million) in emergency aid to Syrians after the earthquake that hit Turkey and neighboring Syria earlier this week.
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2/9/2023 3:56:26 PM
The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday.
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2/9/2023 2:10:45 PM
A strong earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria in the early hours of Monday, devastating cities and killing and injuring thousands.
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2/9/2023 1:42:43 PM
An aid convoy reached rebel-held northwestern Syria Thursday, the first since a devastating earthquake that has killed thousands, an official at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing told AFP.
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2/8/2023 7:46:01 PM
The EU plans to host a donors conference in March to mobilise international aid for Syria and Turkey to deal with the devastating impact of this week's earthquake, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday as a leading United Nations official on Wednesday called for the facilitation of aid access to rebel-held areas in Syria's northwest, warning that relief stocks will soon be depleted.
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2/8/2023 3:44:53 PM
With the death toll rising by the hour, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 5 is already among the ten deadliest of the 21st century.
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2/8/2023 2:36:00 PM
Syria on Wednesday made an official plea to the EU for help after the deadly earthquake that struck it and Turkey this week, the bloc's commissioner for crisis management said.
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2/8/2023 1:28:00 PM
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,200 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold.
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2/8/2023 12:36:11 PM
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2/8/2023 10:20:02 AM
Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night into Wednesday, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings downed in Turkey and Syria by a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 9,500, their grim task occasionally punctuated by the joy of finding someone still alive.
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2/7/2023 10:04:28 PM
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people.
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2/7/2023 9:48:12 PM
Umm Ibrahim was anxiously waiting for news of her seven children trapped since Monday under the rubble in Syria's second city, after a powerful earthquake that has killed thousands.
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2/7/2023 9:35:58 PM
Even before Monday's devastating earthquake, getting aid to all parts of war-battered Syria was fraught with daunting political and logistical challenges.
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2/7/2023 9:06:38 PM
It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter's hand.
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