More than a thousand earthquake victims are still unaccounted for. Some families waited for days by ruined buildings, hoping to see bodies that never surfaced.
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Earthquake Hardships Pile Up in Turkey: Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease
Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment.
Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey
Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many people are still sleeping outdoors for fear of building collapses.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Biden Travels to Kyiv
Also, another earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria.
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Turkey
Another quake struck near a town in hard-hit Hatay Province, collapsing more buildings in a region devastated by the Feb. 6 disaster.
Christian Atsu Is Found Dead in Turkey After Earthquake
Mr. Atsu, a Ghanaian national who played for the Turkish club Hatayspor, had been among the thousands of people missing. He was 31.
Amid Turkey Quake Rubble, Gasps of Air and Miraculous Rescues
Nine people were rescued in Turkey over a week after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the region. The rescues were rare bright spots in one of the bleakest periods in memory for Turkey.
Amnesty in Turkey for Construction Violations Is Scrutinized After Quake
Survivors and building experts say poor construction most likely exacerbated the scale of the earthquake’s destruction, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 33,000 people.
‘No More Antakya’: Turks Say Quake Wiped Out a City, and a Civilization
Amid scenes of utter devastation and widespread suffering in the bitter cold, residents mourned the loss of family, friends and memories.
In Turkey, a Parking Lot Becomes an Open-Air Morgue After Earthquake
Hundreds of families searched for deceased relatives at a makeshift morgue outside a hospital in Turkey’s hardest-hit region.