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Two Years On, Construction Jungle Emerges From Antioch's Quake-hit Ruins

Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the rubble again?

International Business Times

Missing elderly couple hug lambs to survive in snow

An elderly couple who went missing during heavy snow in Turkey were discovered hugging lambs for warmth, footage released on Monday, 25 November showed.

The Independent UK

An earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage

A moderately strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, causing widespread panic

The Independent UK

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The Firats survived Turkey’s earthquakes, here’s their life a year later

A year on from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, Al Jazeera follows up with a displaced family in Adiyaman.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

Thousands remain missing after flooding from Storm Daniel wreaks havoc in the eastern city of Derna.

Al Jazeera

Rescuers poised to begin evacuation of sick American explorer trapped 3,400ft inside cave in Turkey

Attempt to bring Mark Dickey, 40, to the surface could take days

The Independent UK

Earthquake Death Toll in Türkiye Rises above 45,000

The death toll in Türkiye from last month's devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday, bringing the total toll including Syria to about 51,000. The earthquake and subsequent powerful tremors injured more than 108,000 in Türkiye and left millions sheltering in…

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New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed

Officials say a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey causing some damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person

The Independent UK

One killed in new Turkey earthquake as buildings collapse

An earthquake has shaken south-east Turkey, killing one person, injuring 69 and causing some buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities say.

The New Daily

Buildings collapse as Turkey hit by a fresh earthquake

There are reports of at least one death after the latest quake

Wales Online

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey in latest major aftershock

Authorities say at least one person dead in factory collapse in region still reeling from earlier devastation.

Al Jazeera

Turkey launches investigation against more than 600 people over building collapses as toll exceeds 50,000

‘The detection of evidence in the buildings continues as a basis for criminal investigation’

The Independent UK

Turkey launches investigation into 612 people after quake

Turkey's justice minister says investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in the country's catastrophic earthquake earlier this month

The Independent UK

Turkey quake survivors struggle to find shelter nearly three weeks on

Omran Alswed and his family are still living in makeshift shelters almost three weeks after the massive earthquake in southern Turkey, having been unable to find a place in an official camp.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 5.5 Quake Strikes Central Türkiye Region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Central Türkiye on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. The combined death toll in Türkiye and Syria from a devastating earthquake earlier this month surpassed 50,000. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced…

Al Jazeera

Death toll climbs above 50,000 after Turkey, Syria earthquakes

Nearly 240,000 rescuers continue to work in quake-hit provinces in Turkey, though no survivors have been found recently.

Reuters

In polarized Turkey, political feeling steers earthquake donations

An NGO started by a Turkish rock star and endorsed by pop star Madonna has raised 1 billion Turkish lira ($53 million) for earthquake victims, after many opposed to Turkey's government said they prefer not to donate to state-run organisations.

The Conversation

Will the Turkish earthquakes affect how the country is governed?

As the death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes spirals past a record 46,000 – and a fresh earthquake has struck the Turkish region of Hatay – there is mounting criticism of the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for delaying rescue efforts and politicising the disaster.

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Al Jazeera

New tremors add to misery in quake-affected Turkey, Syria

At least six killed and more than 300 reported injured after quakes hit Turkey-Syria border region, causing panic.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey hit by two more powerful earthquakes two weeks after disaster

Three killed and 213 injured, government says, after quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay

Asharq Al-Awsat

Six Killed after Fresh Earthquake Hits Türkiye-Syria Border

Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Türkiye and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a large tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday's quake of magnitude 6.4 was centered near the…

Chicago Sun-Times

New quake hits battered Turkey, Syria; 3 dead, hundreds hurt

Monday’s temblor was centered in Turkey’s Hatay province, which was devastated in the massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake Feb. 6 that killed nearly 45,000 people.

Manchester Evening News

Turkey and Syria struck by new 6.4 magnitude earthquake

It comes just two weeks after the last devastating tremor

The Independent UK

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

The Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, has raised the number of confirmed fatalities from the earthquake in Turkey to 41,156

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Pledges Long-Term Aid for Türkiye after Devastating Earthquakes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Türkiye that Washington will support its ally "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago. The United States has sent a search and rescue team to Türkiye, along with medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery…

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