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New tremors add to misery in quake-affected Turkey, Syria
At least six people have been killed and more than 200 people injured after magnitude 6.3 and 5.8 earthquakes hit southern Turkey and across the border in Syria, two weeks after two powerful quakes killed tens of thousands of people and devastated vast swaths of the region. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride, reporting from Defne in Turkey’s Hatay province – hit by the magnitude 6.3 quake…
New 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Turkey, trapping people under rubble – BBC News
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20.04 local time (17.04 GMT). Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had been further damage to buildings in Antakya. A 7.8-magnitude quake struck the region on 6 February, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria….
Aerial footage shows extent of earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Haunting aerial footage shows the extent of the devastation in Turkey and Syria after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and severe aftershocks hit on February 6, 2023. At least 41,000 people had been confirmed dead as of the morning of February 16, and millions of survivors were left homeless in freezing temperatures. How to help: Turkish Consulate…
Explainer: The science behind Turkey-Syria massive earthquakes
In the past seven days, earthquake scientists around the globe have been gathering and processing data from Turkey to improve models of the faults underground. Al Jazeera’s Colin Baker explains why the meeting of tectonic plates under the region means there may be more earthquakes along the fault lines. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check…
Thousands of earthquake victims still wait for outside help – BBC News
Days after parts of Turkey and Syria were devastated by earthquakes many communities are still waiting for any outside help. Many thousands of people are known to have died and many more are feared to be trapped under rubble awaiting rescue. Other survivors are living without food, shelter and water in freezing temperatures. The scale of the disaster means that aid and rescue teams have…
Hong Kong-based man worries for cousin and family buried beneath rubble in Turkey earthquakes
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Rescue efforts are continuing in Turkey, following twin earthquakes that shook the country and neighbouring Syria on February 6, 2022. For relatives of people still missing, waiting for news about loved ones has been agonising, including those who are halfway across the world, such as Hong Kong-based Mehmet Gurtin. He and his family have been unable…
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