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Focus on humanitarian crisis as Turkey-Syria quake toll hits 35,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescue teams began winding down the search for survivors on Monday as the focus switched to tackling a dire humanitarian disaster caused by the earthquake that has left more than 35,000 dead in Turkey and Syria.

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The Guardian view on earthquake aid for northern Syria: the UN must step up

Editorial: A way must be found to open up cross-border routes from Turkey and deliver help to a forgotten region

The Guardian - UK

Syria's Assad urges UN for help rebuilding after quake

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called Monday for international aid for reconstruction in the quake-struck country during a meeting with United Nations relief chief Martin Griffiths, the presidency said.

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Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless.

AFP

Search for Survivors Slows as Türkiye-Syria Quake Toll Passes 35,000

Rescue teams began to wind down the search for survivors on Monday, a week after an earthquake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria leaving more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid. While the focus switched to helping desperate survivors who lack food and shelter, stories continue…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN aid chief: quake rescue phase 'coming to a close'

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is "coming to a close" with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the U.N. aid chief said during a visit to Syria on Monday.

Reuters

As survival window closes, more rescued in quake in Turkey

Rescue crews on Monday pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building a week after two powerful earthquakes struck, but reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body’s ability to survive without water, especially in sub-freezing…

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Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000

Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold.

Reuters

Earthquake Death Toll Across Turkey-Syria Crosses 34,000

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 34,000 as rescue efforts continue. Read further on Dynamite News.

Dynamite News

Syria earthquake aid held up as millions suffer in freezing conditions

One week on from deadly earthquakes vital aid is being held up by disputes between government and rebel groups, as well as wider diplomatic quarrels

The Guardian - AU

Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria quake

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warned the toll was set to rise far higher.

AFP

U.S. urges U.N. vote to approve more aid access to Syria via Turkey

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to "vote immediately" to authorize the delivery of U.N. aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey after last week's deadly earthquake.

Reuters

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll tops 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The United Nations decried Sunday the failure to ship desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.

AFP

Girl, 6, rescued from earthquake rubble after 178 hours trapped underground as death toll climbs to 35,000

The death toll stands at over 35,000 but survivors are still being found

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AFP

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The United Nations denounced Sunday the failure to deliver desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.

The Independent UK

After quake, war-hit Syrians struggle to get aid, rebuild

As rescue operations have largely ceased, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by the earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality

Al Jazeera

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest

White Helmets in Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow response, lack of aid after earthquakes.

Evening Standard

Turkey earthquake: Seven-month-old baby rescued after 139 hours under rubble

The search for surivors continues as almost 30,000 people are confirmed dead

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UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of over 33,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could double.

AFP

UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll nears 30,000

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of nearly 30,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could at least double.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey arrests building contractors as earthquake death toll mounts

Warnings current toll of of 33,000 from earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria could double

AFP

Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN warns toll to double

Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) - Rescuers on Sunday pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble nearly a week after a powerful earthquake devastated huge areas of Turkey and Syria, killing more than 28,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

Miracle rescues as earthquake death toll passes 33,000 in Turkey and Syria

Rescuers have pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after the devastating earthquake. The death toll in Turkey and Syria has now exceded 33,000, with the UN warning that the final number could rise by "double or more". Also on Sunday, a new UN convoy arrived in Syria to…

Al Jazeera

Aid needs are immense as Turkey-Syria death toll crosses 29,000

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double.

France 24

US urges UN vote to approve more Syria border crossings for quake aid

The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has now reached approximately 33,000 reports stated Sunday, with the UN warning that the final number could rise by "double or more". Also on Sunday, a new UN convoy arrived in Syria to deliver deperately needed international aid.…

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