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Turkey

Mass graves start to spring up in Antakya

Euronews’ international correspondent Anelise Borges is in Antakya, and she reports that mass graves are starting to appear in different parts of the city.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Devastation as far as the eye can see: Watch our Antakya drone footage

There is one perspective from the ground, and a whole different viewpoint from our drone flight above the ruined city.

14/02/2023

Nature

Can animals detect earthquakes before humans?

People have reported abnormal animal activity in the lead-up to the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria. But what does the science say?

14/02/2023

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.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Grief turns to anger in Antakya over earthquake response

One week after two devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey, rescue operations in Antakya are still underway as loved ones look to turn their grief into anger.

14/02/2023

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Watch: Drone images of Antakya devasted by the earthquake

It’s been one week since two major earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, is amongst the hardest-hit cities. Footage taken by Euronews International Correspondent, Anelise Borges shows the sheer magnitude of the devasation.

14/02/2023

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Watch: Northern Syria waits for much needed aid following earthquake

With aid convoys arriving in Turkey, mainly with clothes, the UN has denounced the failure to dispatch the much-needed aid to the war-torn regions of Syria and warn that hope of finding more survivors diminishes with each passing day.

13/02/2023

Health news

How long can people survive in earthquake rubble?

Rescuers in Turkey are still pulling out people alive from collapsed buildings, a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history.

13/02/2023

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Emergency services continue to search for survivors

Since two earthquakes hit Syria and Turkey, search and rescue have been racing against time and freezing temperatures, to save the victims. So far the death toll has surpassed 33,000

13/02/2023

Turkey

As survival window closes, more miraculously rescued after quake

Reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body's ability to survive without water.

13/02/2023

Turkey

Silence in the darkness: Watch the agonising search for survivors

Rescue crews listen for any noise that might indicate someone is still alive and trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings in Antakya.

11/02/2023

Turkey

Erdogan: 'Words not enough' to describe earthquake pain

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited an aid hub in the town of Adiyaman, a place badly hit by the 7.8 quake early Monday morning. He said that "words not enough" to describe Turkey's pain.

10/02/2023

Tech News

How Twitter has helped rescue trapped earthquake survivors in Turkey

Earthquake victims took to Twitter to share their locations. A group of online volunteers mapped their addresses to help search and rescue teams.

10/02/2023

Turkey

'Antakya is finished': Thousands left homeless in ruined city

Euronews' Anelise Borges captures the aftermath and destruction from Antakya, Turkey – one of the worst hit areas from Monday's earthquake.

10/02/2023

Syria

What challenges is Syria facing after the earthquakes?

After more than ten years of civil war, parts of northern Syria are housing millions of internally-displaced people. Now, struck by two devastating earthquakes, can aid agencies deliver the help and support needed?

10/02/2023

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.

10/02/2023

Europe News

How Belgium is mobilising to help victims of the Turkey-Syria quake

Donations and a field hospital: How Belgium is mobilising to help Turkey and Syria

10/02/2023

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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.

10/02/2023

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.

10/02/2023

Turkey

Why were the Turkey-Syria earthquakes so devastating?

Experts tell Euronews why the Turkey-Syria earthquakes caused so much damage in the region.

10/02/2023