WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid
The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks...
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Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake
International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, many sleeping in tents, mosques, schools or cars, 11 days after a...
A minute’s silence and €0.5m in aid for earthquake victims
A minute’s silence was observed by the council of ministers at the start of Wednesday’s session for the victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey...
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country...
Turkey earthquake rescuers find ‘miracle’ survivors but frustration grows
Rescuers in Turkey pulled several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of...
Woman pulled alive from rubble in Turkey a week after earthquake
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major...
Rescues provide glimmer of hope among Turkey quake ruins as toll tops 20,000
The rescue of several survivors from the rubble of buildings in Turkey lifted the spirits of weary search crews on Friday, four days after a...
Shielded from war, Syria town emptied out by earthquake and floods
Shielded from 12 years of civil war, the small northwest Syrian town of Al-Tloul near the Turkish border has been devastated by Monday’s huge earthquake...
Turkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 15,000
The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week passed 15,000 on Thursday amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over...
Hundreds still under earthquake rubble in rebel-held Syria – rescue workers (Update 2)
Time is running out to save hundreds of families trapped under the rubble of buildings brought down by Monday’s earthquake, the head of the Syrian...
