While intact buildings might look fine, their structural integrity might have been damaged. Some of these buildings will have to be torn down. This process alone could take years.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Millions Await Aid While Suffering Cold and Grief
With thousands dead and many more left homeless in Turkey and Syria, people struggling to unearth victims, bury the dead and provide for millions of survivors are pleading for more aid.
Your Thursday Briefing: Frustration Mounts in Turkey
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Turks and Syrians Abroad Rally to Help Their Homelands After Earthquake
An outpouring of donations is flowing from around the world, as communities struggle to ease feelings of helplessness — and the agony of waiting for loved ones who have not called.
Twitter Was Blocked in Turkey After Earthquake, Internet-Monitoring Group Says
The service was blocked in what appeared to be a coordinated way.
Grieving Turkish Diaspora Rallies to Support Turkey Earthquake Victims
In Melbourne, Australia, dozens of volunteers in the parking lot behind a halal butcher shop packed three shipping containers with cardboard boxes full of new tents, blankets and sleeping bags.
Syrian Refugees Who Died in Turkey Earthquake Are Returned Home
Millions fled the war in Syria for the safety of neighboring Turkey. “We want them to be buried among their family,” said a man waiting for the body of a young relative coming from Turkey.
Baby Born in Rubble of Turkey-Syria Earthquake is one of Many Child Victims
Harrowing images have emerged of some of the millions of children caught in the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Turkey and Syria Earthquake Death Toll Tops 7,700 As Rescuers Fight Weather
Shoveling snow and rubble, emergency crews worked across hundreds of miles in Turkey and Syria to save people in the aftermath of the most powerful quake in the region in decades.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Quake’s Death Toll Soars
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