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The Latest Breaking News from Türkiye

More than 11,000 have died in the Türkiye-Syria earthquake. How does it compare to the world's deadliest quakes?

As the death toll from Monday's earthquake rises, take a look at how it compares to others across the world.

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People buried after Türkiye's earthquakes are sending text messages from beneath the rubble

As rescuers painstakingly pick through the twisted metal and concrete slabs of this 14-storey building in Adana, survivors text them for help and families offer floor plans in the hope of their loved ones being found.

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After Fleeing War in Gaza, an Entire Palestinian Family Dies in Türkiye Earthquake

Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Türkiye. On Monday, the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria killed him and his entire family. The Palestinian foreign ministry said Abu Jalhoum, his wife Fatima, and their…

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We Fled War to Die in an Earthquake, Says Iraqi Woman Mourning Family in Türkiye

Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the ISIS-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Türkiye, but seven members of her family died, including a week-old baby, when her parents' house collapsed in the earthquake. When Talal learned that the earthquake had struck the region…

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Syrian Doctor Says Scale of Injuries from Earthquake Is More Devastating than from the War

Doctor Mohamad Zitoun spent years treating casualties from the Syrian war but has never experienced anything like the number of injured and the scale of their injuries following Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria. "This is a huge calamity. I lived through shelling and survived massacres. This is…

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Tree Study Shows How Drought May Have Doomed Ancient Hittite Empire

Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region - an event called the Bronze Age collapse. One of the mightiest to perish was the Hittite empire, centered in modern Türkiye and…

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WHO Sending Medics and Supplies to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake. It will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response as well as three flights with medical supplies, one of which is already on its way to Istanbul, WHO…

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Erdogan Acknowledges Some Problems with Türkiye’s Quake Response

President Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged on Wednesday some problems with Türkiye’s initial response to the earthquake that rocked the south but said normal operations have resumed, adding that the death toll in the country rose to 8,574. Erdogan made his first visit to the devastated region since the Monday, when two…

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Syria Requests Assistance from EU after Massive Earthquake

Syria has requested assistance from the European Union, two days after a massive earthquake hit it and neighboring Türkiye, the European Commission said on Wednesday. "Earlier today, this morning, we have received a request from the government of Syria for assistance through the civil protection mechanism," European Commissioner for crisis…

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Families in Australia nervously wait for news of missing loved ones trapped beneath rubble in Türkiye and Syria

As rescuers search for survivors trapped under toppled buildings in Türkiye and Syria following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake, families in Australia are anxiously waiting to hear news that loved ones are alive.

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As Quake Death Toll Rises, Arab Leaders Offer Condolences to Syria’s Assad

The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 812 in the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib Countryside and Tartous, according to the Syrian Health Ministry. At least 1,449 people have also been injured in the quake. Figures released by the ministry are not final as they don’t…

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Hope Fading as Deaths in Türkiye, Syria Quake Pass 11,000

With hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Türkiye and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by the world’s deadliest quake in more than a decade. The confirmed death toll passed 11,000. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the…

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US Says Helping Quake-hit Syria but Not Assad

The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand firm against working with the Damascus government. The United States also said it expected to send further assistance to Türkiye after sending two rescue teams to the NATO ally, which suffered…

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Desperate son Gürkan searches for mother in rubble of Turkish earthquake

Gürkan is standing in front of an apartment block that collapsed when an earthquake hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria. His mother is trapped somewhere inside.

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Four Australians missing in Türkiye earthquake, search-and-rescue team sent to help

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says four Australians who were in the region of a devastating earthquake in south-east Türkiye and Syria remain unaccounted-for.

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Satellite images capture Türkiye's cities before and after the country's devastating earthquakes

Newly released satellite images capturing cities in Türkiye and Syria show widespread devastation as rescue efforts continue after Monday's devastating earthquakes.

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How to donate to charities working to help victims of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

If you're feeling helpless as you watch the rescue efforts from the other side of the world, you may be considering donating money to help. Here are some of the charities already at work in the region.

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Grief-stricken relatives in Australia mourn loved ones killed in Türkiye-Syria earthquake as communities raise funds for victims

As families in Australia grieve their relatives buried under the rubble of a devastating earthquake, community members are rallying to collect donations and provide crucial aid.

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US shares photos of downed Chinese balloon, Microsoft demos ChatGPT integration, and Türkiye and Syria earthquake rescues continue — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Newborn baby saved from rubble as rescuers search for earthquake survivors in Syria and Türkiye

Residents digging through a collapsed building in Syria discover a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble.

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Saudi Leadership Orders Dispatch of Aid, Rescue Teams to Türkiye, Syria

The Saudi leadership ordered on Tuesday the dispatch of aid to Türkiye and Syria in wake of the devastating earthquake that has left thousands of people dead and injured. Saudi Arabia will send rescue teams and open an air bridge to send urgent medical and humanitarian aid. Custodian of the…

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Egypt’s Sisi Speaks with Türkiye’s Erdogan to Offer Support after Earthquake

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call to offer condolences and support after the deadly earthquake, Egypt's presidency said in a statement on Tuesday. Monday's magnitude 7.8 quake and a cascade of strong aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds…

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We are fine, yet not fine: Turkish people living in Delhi

NEW DELHI: "Hello, are you safe?" Sercan Unsal, a Turkish-origin person settled in Delhi, utters these words every few minutes as he rings relatives and friends in earthquake-hit Turkiye and disconnects soon after hearing the answer from the other side in affirmation.

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Quake Halts UN Cross-Border Aid to Syria, Unclear When Will Resume

The flow of critical UN aid from Türkiye to northwest Syria has temporarily halted due to damage to roads and other logistical issues related to the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries on Monday, a UN spokesperson said. Even before the quake struck in the early hours of Monday,…

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WHO Says Syria, Already in Crisis, Needs Massive Humanitarian Aid after Quake

Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Türkiye. Adelheid Marschang, WHO Senior Emergency Officer, said Türkiye had a strong capacity to respond to the crisis but that the main…

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