{"id":3947,"date":"2023-02-14T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:35:15","slug":"more-than-7-million-children-have-been-affected-by-the-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/magazine\/climate\/more-than-7-million-children-have-been-affected-by-the-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria-united-nations\/2023\/02\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquakes effected more than 7 million children in Turkey and Syria :United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 7<\/span> million<\/span> children<\/span> were<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> devastating<\/span> earthquakes<\/span> and<\/span> aftershocks<\/span> that<\/span> hit<\/span> Turkey<\/span> and<\/span> Syria<\/span> last<\/span> week,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> surpassing<\/span> 35,000.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> rescue<\/span> workers<\/span> rescued<\/span> a<\/span> woman<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> rubble<\/span> eight<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> her<\/span> earthquake<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Her<\/span> rescue<\/span> brings<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> survivors<\/span> pulled<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> ruins<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> to<\/span> seven,<\/span> eight<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> her<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> worst<\/span> earthquakes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> modern<\/span> history.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> request<\/span> for<\/span> $397<\/span> million<\/span> to<\/span> aid<\/span> earthquake<\/span> victims<\/span> in<\/span> Syria.<\/span> In<\/span> Syria,<\/span> the<\/span> disaster<\/span> has<\/span> killed<\/span> thousands<\/span> and<\/span> millions<\/span> more<\/span> desperately<\/span> need<\/span> help.<\/span> UN<\/span> Secretary-General<\/span> Antonio<\/span> Guterres<\/span> said<\/span> international<\/span> organizations<\/span> were<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> “final<\/span> stages”<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> similar<\/span> appeal<\/span> against<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>First<\/span> UN<\/span> team<\/span> after<\/span> earthquake<\/span> to<\/span> enter<\/span> rebel-held<\/span> Syria<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> first<\/span> UN<\/span> delegation<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> rebel-held<\/span> northwestern<\/span> Syria<\/span> since<\/span> last<\/span> week’s<\/span> earthquake<\/span> arrived<\/span> from<\/span> Turkey<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> an<\/span> AFP<\/span> correspondent<\/span> reported.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> delegation<\/span> consisted<\/span> of<\/span> Deputy<\/span> Regional<\/span> Humanitarian<\/span> Coordinator<\/span> David<\/span> Carden<\/span> and<\/span> Sanjana<\/span> Quazi,<\/span> who<\/span> heads<\/span> the<\/span> Office<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Coordination<\/span> of<\/span> Humanitarian<\/span> Affairs<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Activists<\/span> and<\/span> emergency<\/span> teams<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Northwest<\/span> blame<\/span> the<\/span> UN’s<\/span> slow<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> earthquake<\/span> in<\/span> rebel-held<\/span> areas,<\/span> contrasting<\/span> with<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> planes<\/span> being<\/span> flown<\/span> to<\/span> government-controlled<\/span> airports.<\/span> .<\/span>
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\n<\/span>WHO<\/span> calls<\/span> earthquake<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> Europe’s<\/span> worst<\/span> natural<\/span> disaster<\/span> in<\/span> ‘a<\/span> century’<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> World<\/span> Health<\/span> Organization’s<\/span> European<\/span> branch<\/span> described<\/span> last<\/span> week’s<\/span> devastating<\/span> earthquake,<\/span> which<\/span> epicentered<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey,<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> region’s<\/span> “worst<\/span> natural<\/span> disaster”<\/span> in<\/span> 100<\/span> years.<\/span> More<\/span> than<\/span> 35,000<\/span> people<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> and<\/span> neighboring<\/span> Syria<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 6<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> magnitude<\/span> 7.8<\/span> earthquake<\/span> and<\/span> subsequent<\/span> large<\/span> aftershocks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qatar<\/span> donates<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> trailers<\/span> to<\/span> earthquake<\/span> survivors<\/span>
\n<\/span>Qatar<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> 10,000<\/span> huts<\/span> and<\/span> caravans<\/span> from<\/span> last<\/span> year’s<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> shelter<\/span> for<\/span> earthquake<\/span> survivors<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>International<\/span> aid<\/span> is<\/span> pouring<\/span> into<\/span> earthquake-hit<\/span> Turkey<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> focus<\/span> shifts<\/span> to<\/span> providing<\/span> shelter,<\/span> food<\/span> and<\/span> medical<\/span> assistance<\/span> to<\/span> victims.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Gaziantep<\/span> Airport<\/span> is<\/span> constantly<\/span> being<\/span> flown<\/span> by<\/span> planes<\/span> carrying<\/span> relief<\/span> supplies<\/span> from<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> countries.<\/span> Recent<\/span> arrivals<\/span> included<\/span> a<\/span> French<\/span> cargo<\/span> flight<\/span> carrying<\/span> his<\/span> 60<\/span> tons<\/span> of<\/span> supplies<\/span> needed<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> construction<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> field<\/span> hospital.<\/span> \u201cWe<\/span> have<\/span> everything<\/span> a<\/span> functioning<\/span> hospital<\/span> needs.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>It<\/span> has<\/span> two<\/span> operating<\/span> rooms,<\/span> an<\/span> MRI<\/span> scanner,<\/span> a<\/span> pharmacy,<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> sterilization<\/span> facility.<\/span> “And<\/span> all<\/span> we<\/span> need<\/span> for<\/span> ourselves:<\/span>
\n<\/span>It<\/span> has<\/span> everything<\/span> you<\/span> need<\/span> for<\/span> 4<\/span> to<\/span> 6<\/span> weeks<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> ground,<\/span> or<\/span> longer<\/span> if<\/span> needed,<\/span> including<\/span> sleeping<\/span> tents,<\/span> dining<\/span> rooms,<\/span> showers<\/span> and<\/span> toilets.<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Turkish<\/span> television<\/span> is<\/span> broadcasting<\/span> a<\/span> third<\/span> rescue<\/span> this<\/span> morning,<\/span> but<\/span> experts<\/span> warn<\/span> the<\/span> window<\/span> to<\/span> search<\/span> for<\/span> survivors<\/span> is<\/span> closed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> Adiyaman<\/span> state,<\/span> rescuers<\/span> contacted<\/span> his<\/span> 18-year-old<\/span> boy,<\/span> Muhammad<\/span> Kafel<\/span> Setin,<\/span> before<\/span> attempting<\/span> a<\/span> dangerous<\/span> rescue<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> building<\/span> that<\/span> kept<\/span> collapsing<\/span> while<\/span> paramedics<\/span> worked,<\/span> doctors<\/span> warned<\/span> him.<\/span> I<\/span> had<\/span> an<\/span> infusion<\/span> drip.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Paramedics<\/span> surrounded<\/span> him,<\/span> put<\/span> him<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> neck<\/span> brace,<\/span> laid<\/span> him<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> stretcher<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> oxygen<\/span> mask,<\/span> and<\/span> got<\/span> out<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> sun<\/span> at<\/span> 7<\/span> p.m.<\/span> “We<\/span> are<\/span> very<\/span> happy,”<\/span> his<\/span> uncle<\/span> told<\/span> local<\/span> media.<\/span><\/p>\n

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