Satellite imyages Show Devastation In Syria Town
The UN has said 7,400 buildings have been completely or partially destroyed across Syria, and that a total of 8.8 million people have been affected.
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Cold Weather Worsens as Turkey-Syria Quake Toll sits above 20,000
More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is still unclear. Rescuers are still searching rubble for survivors, but hopes are fading more than four days since the first quake. Freezing conditions threaten the lives of thousands of survivors who are now without shelter, water and food. Turkey’s president called the quake “the disaster of the century”. A major international relief effort is gathering pace. On Thursday the World Bank pledged $1.78bn in aid to Turkey including immediate…
First UN Aid Convoy Reaches Northern Syria Since After The Quake
The first convoy of UN aid for opposition-held north-west Syria since Monday’s devastating earthquake has crossed into the region from Turkey. The UN said six lorries carrying shelter and relief supplies had gone through Idlib’s Bab al-Hawa crossing. The shipment had been due before the disaster, which caused damage to roads and temporarily halted deliveries. Local rescuers expressed disappointment at the failure to send the specialist equipment they need to save lives. “The UN aid… is the regular and periodic assistance that has been occurring since before the earthquake,” tweeted the White Helmets, an organisation whose volunteer first…
Major Earthquake Kills Hundreds Across Turkey and Syria
Several Buildings Were Destroyed Following The Powerful Earthquake In Southern Turkey On February 6, 2023. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing hundreds of people as they slept, levelling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq. One of the largest quakes to strike Turkey in a century wiped out entire sections of major cities in a region filled with millions of people who have fled the civil war in Syria and other conflicts. The head of Syria’s National Earthquake Centre, Raed Ahmed, told pro-government…