Tag: #TURKEYQUAKE

Death toll rises to eight in new earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

ISTANBUL (AP) - Nearly 45,000 people died two weeks after a devastating earthquake, the death toll in Turkey and...

Turkey earthquake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses

SAMANDAG, TURKEY (AFP) -- Nearly two weeks after a powerful earthquake destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in Turkey...

Rising tolls make earthquake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

Antakya, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that an earthquake last week killed more...

Earthquakes effected more than 7 million children in Turkey and Syria :United Nations

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 7 million children were affected by the devastating earthquakes...

Survivors of earthquake desperately look for hot meals in Turkey

Adiyaman, Turkey (Reuters) - Thousands of people displaced by the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria a week ago...

Earthquake death toll surpasses 30,000 in Turkey and Syria

ANKARA (AFP) The death toll from devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria reached 33,000 on Sunday, with the United...

Hopes for survivors fading as quake death toll tops 25,000

Antakya, Turkey (AFP) - More than 25,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria following an earthquake five days...

Children torn from ruins days after quake, death toll tops 21,000

ANTAKYA, TURKEY/JANDARIS, SYRIA, February 10 - Rescue workers pulled a 10-day-old boy and his mother from the ruins of...

Earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria struggle to keep warm and nourished

Antakya, Turkey (AP) - Thousands of people displaced by the devastating earthquake gather around a campfire in the bitter cold,...

Hopes fading as death toll tops 11,000 in Turkey and Syria

GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) - Hoping to find survivors, a large rescue team in Turkey and Syria on Wednesday searched...

Earthquake death toll tops 5,000 as Turkey and Syria seek for survivors

ADANA, Turkey (AP) - Rescue workers rushed Tuesday to find survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed...

Strong earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria, killing more than 2,300

Azmarin, Syria (AP) -- A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked much of Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, collapsing hundreds...