Turkey, Syria earthquake

2023 - 2 - 9

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Children at risk of abuse as hundreds of ... (ReliefWeb)

News and Press Release in English on Syrian Arab Republic and 1 other country about Food and Nutrition, Health, Earthquake and more; published on 8 Feb 2023 ...

“It is essential that the children, who are now even more vulnerable and at risk of exploitation, are able to return to their homes and schools as soon as possible. “Humanitarian needs were already extremely severe in Northwest Syria, and this catastrophic earthquake has added trauma to ongoing crisis there. In the early stages of a crisis, as emergency actions are undertaken to meet the urgent needs of vulnerable people, safeguarding systems can struggle to develop quickly enough.

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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria earthquake pass 11000 (ScrippsNews)

Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel to search for survivors in the rubble.

The rescuers are currently trying to reach a woman who they know is in her bed. On Monday afternoon in a northwestern Syrian town, residents found a crying newborn still connected by the umbilical cord to her deceased mother. Syrian officials said the bodies of more than 100 Syrians who died during the earthquake in Turkey were brought back home for burial through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing. "Today isn't a pleasant day, because as of today there is no hope left in Malatya," Pikal told the AP by telephone. "We don't have a tent, we don't have a heating stove, we don't have anything. With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. Road closures and damage in the region have also impeded mobility and access. But the scale of destruction from the 7.8 magnitude quake and its powerful aftershocks was so immense — and spread so wide, including in areas isolated by Syria's Amid calls for the Turkish government to send more help to the disaster zone, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured a "tent city" in Kahramanmaras where people forced from their homes are living. "Our hands cannot pick up anything because of the cold," said Pikal. With thousands of buildings toppled, it was not clear how many people might still be trapped underneath the rubble. A change in U.S.

Food Assistance to Earthquake Recovery in Turkey, Syria – Food Tank (Food Tank)

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria devastated the region and led to thousands of casualties. Organizations are mobilizing to provide assistance.

[José Andres](https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/1622514177465090048) is mobilizing the World Central Kitchen to send chefs and support to the country as soon as possible. This does not include the [4.1 million Syrian refugees](https://www.mercycorps.org/press-room/releases/devastating-earthquake-turkey-northwestsyria) that were already facing food insecurity in Northern Syria. Andres recently announced that he is en route to Istanbul to aid teams that are [already on the ground](https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/1622965049550831621) in affected areas. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/magnitude-78-earthquake-nurdagi-turkey). The Turkish government has not publicly announced the damage to agricultural land impacted by the earthquakes at this point. These cascading weather events including earthquakes and their aftershocks caused widespread damage to apartment buildings, homes and [energy infrastructure](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/64533954?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=63e0e11a2e179876cd7c0f8d%26Fires%20along%20gas%20pipelines%20apparently%20triggered%20by%20quake%262023-02-06T13%3A29%3A57.247Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:e3260700-7f73-4524-8041-fb90c67c3252&pinned_post_asset_id=63e0e11a2e179876cd7c0f8d&pinned_post_type=share). Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement? The necessary investigations have been made to prevent them from creating any problems.” These investigations are ongoing, but the Ministry did not report significant damage thus far. [half](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.ZS?locations=TR) of the country is devoted to agriculture and approximately one in five Turkish citizens work in this industry. [World Food Programme](https://www.wfp.org/stories/turkiye-syria-earthquakes-wfp-stands-ready-support-affected-communities-death-toll-rises) teams are also on the ground in both Syria and Turkey, having operated in each country since 1964 and 2012, respectively. Many nonprofit and volunteer organizations are providing immediate food assistance. [Turkish Ministry of Health](https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,94710/bakan-koca-hatay-afet-koordinasyon-merkezinde-aciklamalarda-bulundu.html) and [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/feb/07/turkey-earthquake-syria-in-turkiye-2023-live-updates-latest-news-map-magnitude-7-8-scale-quake-tremor-death-toll-gaziantep-kahramanmaras).

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 12000 as Erdoğan ... (The Guardian)

Turkish president rejects growing criticism as rescuers continue to pull survivors from freezing rubble.

Mohammed Shibli, of the White Helmets rescue group, said people were “dying every second” and appealed for help. “Where are the tents, where are food trucks?” Melek, 64, in the southern city of Antakya, asked a Reuters reporter. The EU is also sending an initial €3m in aid to In many parts of Turkey hit by the quakes, shops were closed and there was no heat because gas pipes had been shut to avoid explosions. “We are in real danger of seeing a secondary disaster which may cause harm to more people than the initial disaster,” Holden said. Aid officials were particularly alarmed, however, by the situation in Syria, already devastated by 11 years of a civil war that has hugely complicating relief efforts. the voices of three people at the same time,” said one rescuer, Alperen Çetinkaya. According to Syrian officials and a rescue group in rebel-held north-west Syria, the death toll there has reached 2,992, bringing the combined tally to 12,049. A lack of heavy equipment is also severely hindering the rescue effort. In Turkey, the WHO representative Batyr Berdyklychev said more than 53,000 people were injured. It is this ruling party that has not prepared the country for an earthquake for 20 years.” It’s not possible to be ready for a disaster like this,” Erdoğan said on a visit to Hatay, a southern province that has the highest death toll in the country.

Time running out to find survivors as Syria-Turkey earthquake death ... (SBS)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' with relief and rescue efforts. A "highly trained" Australian rescue team will arrive in Turkey ...

I want to thank the personnel and their families in advance,” he said. The conditions are clear to see. "Of course, there are shortcomings. Australia aims to have a rescue team on the ground in Turkey by the end of the week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. “[The] aim [is] to have people on the ground by the end of this week. - Australia aims to have rescue team in Turkey by the end of the week.

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Newborn baby rescued from rubble as ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Her mother is believed to have died after giving birth.

The number of wounded was 2054, he said. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces. They lived in a five-story apartment building that was levelled by the quake. Some areas are without fuel and electricity. “Where are the tents, where are food trucks? In Syria, a rescue service operating in the insurgent-held northwest said the number of dead had climbed to more than 1280 with more than 2600 injured. Turkey’s deadliest earthquake in a generation has handed Erdogan a huge rescue and reconstruction challenge, which will overshadow the run-up to the May elections, already set to be the toughest of his two decades in power. “The number is expected to rise significantly due to the presence of hundreds of families under the rubble, more than 50 hours after the earthquake,” the rescue service said on Twitter. In neighbouring Syria, already devastated by 11 years of war, the death toll climbed to more than 2500 overnight, according to the Syrian government and a rescue service operating in the rebel-held northwest. We haven’t seen any food distribution here, unlike previous disasters in our country,” she said. The initial quake struck just after 4am on Monday, the dead of night in the dead of winter, giving the sleeping population little chance to react. With the scale of the disaster becoming ever more apparent, the death toll - now 6234 in Turkey - looks likely to keep on rising.