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Rescuers keep digging for survivors a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday.

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Commentary: Earthquake survivors in Turkey face more tragic times as nation approaches economic collapse

Tragedy has long haunted the broad swath of land where earthquakes have just claimed thousands of lives, left many thousands of people injured and plunged already impoverished millions into yet deeper financial despair.

Chicago Tribune

‘Only bones left’: Turkey families look for remains as hopes fade

Anger is mounting as earthquake rescuers say they could have saved many more people with better help from the gov’t.

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Independent radio station in Cambodia shut on order of PM

One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets has ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its closure for allegedly slandering his son by misreporting a story about aid to earthquake-struck Turkey

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The Independent UK

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…

The Independent UK

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.

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'Miracle' baby pulled alive from rubble in Turkey's Antakya days after quake

Amid the anguish in quake-stricken Turkey, FRANCE 24 brings you the remarkable story of a baby girl called Aliye Dagli, pulled alive from the rubble of her home in Antakya almost six days after the devastating February 6 earthquakes – when experts say the chances of finding survivors is lower…

France 24

Explainer-How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on Feb. 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

Reuters

Syria's Assad requests UN help as total quake deaths surpass 35,000

The rescue phase following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on February 6 is "coming to a close" with urgency now switching to providing shelter and food to survivors, United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said during a visit to Aleppo on Monday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asked for international…

France 24

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

Terrifying huge chasm appears in Earth’s crust sparked by giant Turkey earthquakes

Despite the devastation, rescuers continue to have some success in their desperate search for survivors - on Saturday a two-year-old boy was found alive after being buried in the rubble for 133 hours

Daily Mirror

Councils sucked into a downward spiral of cuts by out-of-touch SNP

Record columnist Anas Sarwar says the desperate situation in his home city is mirrored up and down the country thanks to the 'relentless damage done by Scottish Government'.

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Russia-led rescuers pull man from rubble in Turkey 160 hours after quake

Rescue teams from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus pulled a man alive from a collapsed building in Turkey on Sunday, 160 hours after the earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

Reuters

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.

Daily Mirror

Miracle girl, 2, pulled from Turkey earthquake rubble after being buried for 150 hours

Rescuers celebrated as the young girl was pulled from the rubble following the deadly earthquake, which is predicted to have cost more than 50,000 lives

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Scots donate £5.5 million in three days to help earthquake victims

MORE than £5.5 million has been raised in Scotland in the first three days of the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Appeal in response to the…

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Al Jazeera

Survivors band together in Turkey’s earthquake-hit Gaziantep

People come together to provide aid and organise a response neighbourhood by neighbourhood to support each other.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: sporting concussion’s hidden trauma, asylum seeker visa change, Gabrielle hits New Zealand

The death toll of 33,000 in the Turkey-Syria quake could double as parts of NZ hunker down as a second major storm in as many weeks

The Independent UK

‘Cruel and callous’: Families face years living apart if government changes visa rules

‘Families are already being separated with devastating consequences’

Evening Standard

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

Axios

Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths top 35,000

"We will follow this up meticulously until the necessary judicial process is concluded."

Chicago Sun-Times

Earthquake deaths pass 33,000; Turkey probes contractors

As despair bred rage at agonizingly slow rescues, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 131 people were being investigated in connection with the construction of buildings that failed to withstand the quakes.

Reuters

Business owners in Turkey’s Antakya empty their shops to avoid looters

Business owners in a central district of Turkey's Antakya city were emptying their shops on Sunday to prevent their merchandise from being stolen by looters in the wake of Monday's devastating earthquakes.

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