A week after a powerful quake struck Turkey and Syria, the combined death toll surpassed 35,000. With more than a million homeless in Turkey alone, there is a desperate need for temporary housing.
Tag: Earthquakes
Earthquake Shatters Rebuilt Lives of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Syrians have experienced relentless death and destruction during their country’s 12-year civil war. But some say the earthquake was worse than anything else they had endured.
Recovery Efforts Go Into Full Swing in Turkey’s Earthquake Zone
As the death toll in Turkey and Syria neared 25,000, daunting challenges loomed to care for hundreds of thousands of homeless people amid the wreckage.
Anger Over Quake Response Challenges Erdogan Ahead of Election
A furor is building among some survivors over the government’s handling of the crisis. “I have been voting for this government for 20 years, and I’m telling everyone about my anger,” said one. “I will never forgive them.”
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-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Tops 23,000 Amid Struggle for Aid
Only a trickle of humanitarian aid has reached the devastated parts of Syria because years of war have carved the country into zones of control that impede deliveries.
With So Many Dead in Turkey, Families Forced to Rush Funeral Rites
The earthquake that hit in southern Turkey has killed more than 17,500 people there, overwhelming the traditional funeral process and accelerating how families say goodbye.
As Aid Trickles Into Syria, Residents Say Too Little, Too Late
“Some people under ruins are sharing their wills with the team,” said one rescue worker. “They share names of their loved ones, then they die.”
Your Friday Briefing: 20,000 Dead in Turkey and Syria
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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria Is One of the Deadliest in Decades
The death toll surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, a grim milestone that makes it among the deadliest since 2000.