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Death toll in massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise

More than 41,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria, after a deadly earthquake rocked the region on 6 February.

Turkey

Syria to open new crossing points to allow aid for earthquake victims

Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims.

Turkey

The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria passes 33,000

As the death toll from last Monday's earthquake in Syria and Turkey passes 33,000, it is feared tens of thousands more may be buried under the rubble.

Turkey

'The bodies start to pile up', as search efforts turn to grim recovery

The Turkish city of Antakya is one of the worst hit places after Monday's earthquake. Dozens of buildings have collapsed in the region.

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WATCH: Silence as quake rescuers listen for signs of life in collapsed

Rescuers ask cars on the road to turn off their engines and for people to stay quiet while they listen for signs of life under the rubble of a collapsed building in Nurdagi, Turkey.

Turkey

Rescue workers forced to sleep in cars after quake crushes Antakya

Euronews’ correspondent Anelise Borges is in Antakya, in southern Turkey, to see how recovery efforts are going.

Syria

Syria struggles to cope, as death toll approaches 3,000

Aleppo was one of the places devastated by Monday’s earthquake, as the suffering from the natural disaster added to the civil war toll.

Turkey

Erdogan acknowledges 'shortcomings' in response to earthquake

Turkey’s president has acknowledged there were ‘shortcomings’ in Ankara’s response to Monday’s earthquake as residents call for specialised equipment to rescue loved ones.

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WATCH: Two children rescued from quake rubble after 43 hours

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria continue to search for survivors after the region was hit on Monday by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershocks.

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WATCH: Race against time after Monday's earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Rescuers race to find survivors in the rubble after Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey.

Bulgaria

EU rescuers in Turkey as quake death toll passes 5,000

As EU rescuers set to work alongside Turkish emergency workers in the hunt for survivors of Monday's earthquake, Euronews joined a Bulgarian team flying in to the disaster zone.

Peru

Watch: Peru mourns as 36 people killed in landslides

Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people.

USA

President Biden pledges to rebuild better after California storms

President Joe Biden visited California to see communities hit by weeks of deadly storms. He pledged to build back better and said it served as a climate wake-up call

Latvia

Rescue operations continue amid one of Latvia's worst floods

Residents from Jekabpils, some 120km southeast of the capital Riga, were urged to evacuate on Sunday in response to the worst flooding the Baltic state has seen in decades.

Philippines

Thousands evacuated after Christmas Day flooding in the Philippines

Flooding on Christmas Day in the Philippines has left a trail of destruction to infrastructure and homes, with at least eight people reported dead and 19 others missing.

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Heavy snowfall on the US pacific coast and in Japan

Snow was falling Tuesday morning in the Seattle area. A strong winter storm also moved across the Hawaiian Islands with snow on the Big Island's tallest peaks. Heavy snow covered western Japan and stranded hundreds of vehicles on highways on Wednesday night while causing power outages.

World

2022: a year of weather extremes and climate disasters

Extreme weather events in 2022 have highlighted the urgency for the world's wealthiest, most polluting nations to reach their climate goals and become carbon-neutral to prevent further disasters and humanitarian crises.

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Watch: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano keeps spewing lava

Mauna Loa, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted on 27 November for the first time in nearly four decades

Smart Regions

Croatian company uses big-data to manage flood risk

In partnership with the European Commission

The GDi ensemble FloodSmart project uses big data analysis to generate action plans and 3D modelling that helps institutions, rescue teams and citizens.

Climate Now

Climate Now Debate 2022: How do we beat wildfires?

In partnership with Copernicus

This summer saw unprecedented wildfires rage across Europe as temperatures rose. How can the EU respond to this threat and is climate change to blame?