Turkey earthquake death count

Rescuers desperately searching for survivors under rubble faced the grim challenges of stretched resources and winter conditions.

He said his government would distribute the equivalent of $532 to affected families. The disaster comes at a sensitive time for Erdogan, who faces presidential and parliamentary elections in May amid an economic downturn and high inflation. On Monday afternoon in the northwestern Syrian town of Jinderis, residents found a crying newborn still connected by the umbilical cord to her deceased mother. "Statistically, today is the day when we're going to stop finding people," he said. "Today isn't a pleasant day, because as of today, there is no hope left in Malatya," Pikal told The Associated Press by telephone. Syria itself is an international pariah and under Western sanctions linked to the war. "Our hands cannot pick up anything because of the cold," said Pikal. With thousands of buildings toppled there, it wasn't clear how many people might still be trapped underneath the rubble. Turkey's disaster management agency said Wednesday that the recovered bodies of people who died in the earthquakes but cannot be identified would be buried within five days even if they remained unnamed. But with the devastation so widespread, many are still waiting for help, and hope of rescuing survivors is fading. At the same time, they said it was too soon to abandon hope for more rescues. He conceded shortfalls early in Turkey's disaster response but vowed that no one would "be left in the streets."

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.

Turkey now has some 60000 aid personnel in the earthquake-hit zone, but with the devastation so widespread many are still waiting for help.

Erdogan said 13 million of the country's 85 million people were affected, and he declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces. More than 8,000 people have been pulled from the debris in Turkey, and some 380,000 have taken refuge in government shelters or hotels, authorities said. At least 1,280 people have died in the rebel-held northwest, according to volunteer first responders known as the White Helmets, with more than 2,600 injured. Syria itself is an international pariah under Western sanctions linked to the war. Turkey is home to millions of refugees from the war. On Monday afternoon in a northwestern Syrian town, residents found a crying newborn still connected by the umbilical cord to her deceased mother. Turkish Red Crescent chief Kerem Kinik had warned that the first 72 hours were critical in search and rescue efforts but pointed to complications of “severe weather conditions”. “We did not die from hunger or the earthquake, but we will die freezing from the cold.” “We don’t have a tent, we don’t have a heating stove, we don’t have anything. "We have mobilised all our resources," he added. They have been toiling since the quake to pull survivors out from under the debris of dozens of flattened buildings in northwestern areas of war-torn Syria that remain outside the government’s control. Officials and medics said 9,057 people had died in Turkey and 2,662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11,719.

Rescue workers in Turkey and Syria pushed into a third day of recovery operations on Wednesday as the death toll from this week's massive earthquake reached ...

Regardless, northern Syria lacks the heavy equipment and other infrastructure to come to the aid of the hundreds of thousands displaced by this disaster, and the only U.N.-authorized road from Turkey to that region has been damaged by the quake. Hours later, as diggers chipped away at the ruins of the building, rescuers found Sedat's body and wrapped it in a blanket for his mother to say goodbye. Teams of workers were still trying to find more survivors from the early Monday morning quake as the death toll surpassed 11,000, The Associated Press reported.

Two days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 11600 people in Turkey and Syria and left many more injured and homeless, President Recep T.

More than 30,000 people have been injured, and authorities expect the death toll to continue to climb as rescue workers race to pull survivors from the rubble in cities and towns across a wide area. The death toll from the earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria has climbed past 9,400, making it the deadliest seismic event in more than a decade. Syria has activated the EU civil protection mechanism two days after a massive earthquake in Syria and Turkey that killed more than 9,600 people, the European Commission's head of crisis management Janez Lenarcic said on Wednesday." According to aid organisations and rescuers, the number of fatalities is expected to rise as many people are still buried beneath the wreckage. In its latest update, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the overall death toll currently stood at 7,108, while the number of injured persons increased to 40,910, as per reports. "I thank those who are offering help and encourage everyone to show solidarity with these countries, some of which have already been battered by a long war," he added at the end of his weekly audience in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday condemned criticism of the government's response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria." Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited southern Turkey on Wednesday to see first-hand the destruction wrought by a massive earthquake as anger grew among local people over what they said was a slow government response to the rescue and relief effort. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria. He said the government is in touch with the family members of the Indian who is missing in Turkiye. Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Turkey. The EU said it would provide additional emergency support to both countries and emergency humanitarian assistance worth 6.5 million euros ($7 million) in one of the largest ever search and rescue operations through its Civil Protection Mechanism.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose as rescuers faced shortages of trucks, fuel and time. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

Customarily, the Turkish Health Ministry sends the bodies in a hearse to the border crossing and hands them over to the administration on the Syrian side, Mr. All through Tuesday and Wednesday, people from across northwestern Syria converged at Bab al-Hawa after receiving word from relatives in Turkey that the body of a loved one was being returned to Syria. Turkish television showed him speaking to survivors in tents set up on the field of a stadium in the city. official in charge of coordinating the aid said that should not hamper the the delivery of humanitarian aid and emergency assistance to the Syrian people. On the road that passes the coastal city of Iskanderun, Turkey, a small group of people huddled by the road with folding chairs and blankets, apparently camping in their cars. In Mersin, the sisters wrapped the niece in a blanket and took the stairs to get outside, where it was cold and raining. “But at the end of the day, I had to do something. The Syrian government has asked the European Union for emergency assistance in the aftermath of the earthquake. That brings the death toll of the disaster across Syria and Turkey to more than 12,000. “Given the record of oppression of Syrian people by the Assad regime, we would need sufficient safeguards in place to ensure that the aid provided through the E.U. Much of the international aid to Syria from the United Nations and other agencies flows through the capital, Damascus, which the government controls. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to get aid to both opposition- and government-controlled areas of Syria, an E.U.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has ...

"All of a sudden we heard voices and thanks to the excavator... And there is no machinery," he added. They are trapped under the ruins and there is no sign of life," said Semire Coban, a kindergarten teacher, in Turkey's Hatay. "We are expecting more of them... "Even the buildings that haven't collapsed were severely damaged. The conditions are clear to see. "Of course, there are shortcomings. We are trying to talk to them, but they are not responding... The issue of aid to Syria is a delicate one, and the sanctioned government in Damascus made an official plea to the EU for help, the bloc's commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic said. Due to the scale of the damage and the lack of help coming to certain areas, survivors said they felt alone in responding to the disaster. We are waiting for help. "My nephew, my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law's sister are in the ruins.

Erdogan, who contests an election in May, said on a visit to the disaster zone that operations were now working normally and promised no one would be left ...

["If Adani happens to default on its debt..." RECOMMENDED Conversely, analysts say he could rally national support around the crisis response and strengthen his position. Istanbul's stock exchange operator suspended trading for five days in an unprecedented step. "This is a time for unity, solidarity. but we will overcome those too," Erdogan said. "We will be better tomorrow and later. humanitarian aid via Turkey to millions of people in northwest Syria could resume on Thursday after the long-running operation was halted by the quake, U.N. Some who died in Turkey were refugees from Syria's war. In Syria, people were killed as far south as Hama, 250 km from the epicentre. Melek, 64, bemoaned the lack of rescue teams. "Where is the state?

Hope of finding survivors quickly dwindling as volunteers in rebel-held Syria plead for search and rescue equipment.

Twitter was restricted in Turkey on Wednesday just as the public had come to "rely on the service" in the aftermath of the disaster, the Netblocks internet ...

Turkish officials say some 13.5 million people were affected in an area spanning roughly 450 km from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east. Meanwhile, as a part of India’s ‘Operation Dosth’, the sixth plane carrying rescue personnel, essentials and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts reached Turkey on Thursday. Turkey Earthquake News Live Updates, February 09: Rescue efforts continued on Thursday, driving up the death toll to over 15,000 as more bodies were found in the rubble on the fourth day of search operations.

That's up from a total death toll of 6,200 that had been announced Tuesday. More than 54,000 people have been reported injured in the quake, including just over ...

The Turkish government has been widely criticized for failing to provide aid such as food assistance, the BBC [reports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/64533954?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=63e3760e29a1622a16c419e1%26Turkey%27s%20President%20Erdogan%20arrives%20in%20quake-hit%20region%262023-02-08T10%3A24%3A24.303Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4aaad801-f525-420e-b254-ee3ef743881a&pinned_post_asset_id=63e3760e29a1622a16c419e1&pinned_post_type=share), with people in some of the hardest-hit areas reporting being “neglected.” The UN also [reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-live-updates/#link-XH7Q67GSZJH7RK462GHAZUYTNY) that road conditions from Turkey into Syria have been “impaired,” affecting the ability to get help and supplies to northwest Syria, which is largely reliant on foreign aid. [7.5 magnitude](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/07/earthquake-turkey-syria-causes-damage/) earthquake a few hours later. Turkey and Syria were hit by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake shortly after 4 a.m. [Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000](https://apnews.com/article/science-turkey-syria-earthquakes-8fc4e52f5f261edce7b05d0b06601d3a?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01) (Associated Press) [Earthquake Death Toll In Turkey And Syria Surpasses 6,200](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/02/07/earthquake-death-toll-in-turkey-and-syria-surpasses-6200/?sh=6e5b7e1f3d56) (Forbes) [Turkey-Syria Earthquake: WHO Estimates Death Toll May Cross 20,000 As Freezing Weather And Aftershocks Slow Rescue Efforts](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-who-estimates-death-toll-may-cross-20000-as-freezing-weather-and-aftershocks-slow-rescue-efforts/?sh=208a0cb97133) (Forbes) The UN [stressed](https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133222) Tuesday that the full scale of the disaster is still unfolding, and the World Health Organization [warned](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-who-estimates-death-toll-may-cross-20000-as-freezing-weather-and-aftershocks-slow-rescue-efforts/?sh=208a0cb97133) late Monday the death toll could reach as high as 20,000, as extreme cold [temperatures](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-live-updates/#link-Y6MMAZBRW5AA3EIUPP74EV37HU) hitting the region are also expected to exacerbate the suffering. [sent](https://apnews.com/article/turkey-syria-earthquake-dispatching-aid-6648f53ed5f33371b253d077e85fc1c3) rescue teams and other assistance to the region in the wake of the earthquake, including the U.S., European Union and [China](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-live-updates/#link-PNKGYJHTRNGEDLEKR2RY3QB3VQ), with Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority [reporting](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-live-updates/#link-43SOSI2ZBVHFPO7QU6SEB43LUY) that more than 100,000 people are now assisting in the country’s efforts. Nearly 6,000 buildings had collapsed in Turkey alone, according to the UN, sending numerous residents to sleep in cars, tents and outside in the freezing cold, the Associated Press [reports](https://apnews.com/article/disaster-planning-and-response-turkey-earthquakes-c2b167b9117acd45e38f1d6da4fde12c). The earthquake, whose epicenter was in southern Turkey, marks the world’s deadliest since 2011, when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan killed nearly 20,000. [according to](https://www.afad.gov.tr/kahramanmaras-pazarcikta-meydana-gelen-deprem-hk--basin-bulteni-16) the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, while at least 1,262 people have died in government-held parts of Syria and more than 1,400 in the country’s rebel-held northwest region, according to media cited by the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/08/world/turkey-syria-earthquake). [according](https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133222) to the United Nations. [been](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/64533954?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=63e3760e29a1622a16c419e1%26Turkey%27s%20President%20Erdogan%20arrives%20in%20quake-hit%20region%262023-02-08T10%3A24%3A24.303Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4aaad801-f525-420e-b254-ee3ef743881a&pinned_post_asset_id=63e3760e29a1622a16c419e1&pinned_post_type=share) [criticized](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64560339) for its failure to respond quickly enough to the tragedy, toured the country’s southern Kahramanmaras region, the earthquake’s epicenter, on Wednesday, promising the government would provide those affected with aid and “will never let” those who have become homeless “remain unsheltered.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded 'shortcomings' after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has ...

Notably, the Turkey-Syria border is one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. Yet on Wednesday, rescuers pulled children from under a collapsed building in the hard-hit Turkish province of Hatay, where whole stretches of towns have been levelled. Reportedly, the relief operations are already hampered by the freezing weather.

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than ...

On May 14, Turkey will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections that polls conducted before the disaster showed would turn into a tight race for Erdogan, who has led the country since 2003. Most rescues occur in the first 24 hours after a disaster. The sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts have reached Turkey, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. The earthquake that demolished several buildings is one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade as the death toll has been rising. "The death toll is rising. He had fled the civil war and married Esra, a Turkish woman. After that, survival chances drop as each day passes, experts say. Rescuers have been racing against time to save survivors trapped under debris in freezing weather. Several countries have sent aid and medical supplies to Turkey. [#Turkey]following hours of filtering. “We are racing against time. Several countries, including India, have sent aid and medical supplies to quake-hit nations.

Death toll continues to rise as window for rescue narrows; UN calls for aid to Syria by 'fastest, most direct and most effective routes'

“The first 72 hours are considered to be critical,” said Steven Godby, a natural hazards expert at Nottingham Trent University, told Sky News. So despite the challenges of course they are experiencing now because of the damaged roads and immense traffic and so forth, aid is getting through and they are scaling up. They have people on the ground, both local staff and volunteers. The convoy reportedly includes at least six trucks of medical and humanitarian aid supplies. “No assistance has come yet and we are waiting today to see if any is coming.” We could smell corpses as they dug through piles of debris in the centre of the town. “Syrians need more of absolutely everything,” Pedersen told reporters in Geneva. Turkey’s disaster agency said earlier on Thursday that the number of people confirmed dead had climbed to 12,873 overnight. Those survivors need to be given shelter, water, food, sanitation, medical support, power – all of those issues that are essentially logistics issues.” You need people on the ground allocating resources, understanding what is needed. “Every minute counts now because the window to save lives is fast running out,” Kluge said. An AFP correspondent reported seeing six trucks passing through the crossing from Turkey carrying tents and hygiene products.

Turkey Earthquake News: Massive earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria death toll rises to 15000, several buildings collapsed. people sought temporary shelter as ...

Officials and medics said 12,873 people had died in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 16,035. The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria climbed above 15,000 on Wednesday, as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in freezing weather. For several years the United Nations has described access to the opposition-controlled area of Syria through one border crossing from Turkey as a "lifeline" for some 4 million people who it says rely on humanitarian assistance. humanitarian aid via Turkey to millions of people in northwest Syria could resume on Thursday after the long-running operation was halted by a devastating earthquake in the region, UN officials said. The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 16,000 on Thursday, as rescuers raced to reach survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather. This op includes search and rescue teams and emergency medicine, that's why it's very helpful: Firat Sunel, Ambassador of Turkey in India Rescuers were still digging out some people alive, and finding others dead. They lifted slabs of cement with enormous cranes and smashed rubble with jackhammers. In Syria, people were killed as far south as Hama, 250 km from the epicentre. Turkey, Syria Earthquake Live Updates: As rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors in Turkey and Syria amid the harsh freezing temperatures, the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries earlier this week has crossed 16,000. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, "The sixth #OperationDost flight reaches Turkiye. "As I told President Erdogan, and I called him immediately when the first quake hit, the US is offering full support," Biden said, adding that the US was also supporting humanitarian partners in Syria.

The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week neared 16000 on Thursday as hopes faded of many people being found alive 72 hours ...

In Syria, people were killed as far south as Hama, 250 km from the epicentre. "At the moment there are very serious difficulties in holding an election on May 14," as had been planned, he said. [devastated Syrian town](/world/middle-east/syrian-quake-survivor-lives-makeshift-shelter-after-daughter-died-his-arms-2023-02-08/) of Jandaris, Ibrahim Khalil Menkaween walked in the rubble-strewn streets clutching a folded white body bag. Conversely, analysts say he could rally national support around the crisis response and strengthen his position. The death toll in Turkey jumped to 12,873 by Thursday morning. On the ground, many people in Turkey and Syria spent a third night sleeping outside or in cars in freezing winter temperatures, their homes destroyed or so shaken by the quakes they were too afraid to re-enter.

More than 17,500 people have died so far in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, and the toll is expected to rise as rescuers ...

The number of those injured rose to 62,914, the AFAD said in a statement, while search and rescue operations continued, Cumhuriyet reported. Hospitals in Azerbaijan are ready to receive those injured in the the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week, President Ilham Aliyev announced. The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 16,000 on Thursday, as rescuers raced to reach survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather. This gallery shows the most compelling scenes from a devastating earthquake that hit southeast Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Access to Twitter in Turkey has been restored, the Netblocks internet observatory said on Thursday, following talks between the company and Turkish authorities about content posted after a major earthquake this week. Freezing temperatures deepened the misery for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. Hovig Shehrian said that during the worst of the war in Aleppo, in 2014, he and his parents fled their home in a front-line area because of the shelling and sniper fire. Of the rescuers, 27 are dispatched to Turkey and 29 to Syria, the Ministry added. The bloc, a major donor of humanitarian aid to Syria, said it was committed to helping Syrians despite the fact that it has placed the authoritarian president, Bashar Assad, and some sectors of the Syrian economy under strict sanctions. Earthquake in Turkey News LIVE: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said. Armenia has sent 56 rescuers to the quake-hit Turkey and Syria to assist in the search-and-rescue operations, the Internal Affairs Ministry said. With anger simmering over the slow delivery of aid and delays in getting the rescue effort underway, the disaster is bound to play into the vote should it still go ahead.

Critics are laying into the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing it of incompetence in its response to the massive quake and misplacing ...

When asked if Erdogan's government has done enough to help the victims, Soleymez says, "They've done what they're able to do. Ozel says it's not just a "near-total incompetence on preparedness on the part of the government" in responding to this week's earthquake. "However we can get it to them, it doesn't matter. Even Erdogan himself has admitted "the first day we had some discomforts," before insisting to survivors near the quake's epicenter, "second day, and then today, the situation got under control." But the Turkish government has come under particularly sharp criticism. "Where is that money?

The death toll from the earthquake that rattled Turkey and Syria on Monday surpassed 20,000, according to officials in both countries, as rescue workers ...

President Joe Biden [said](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/08/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-economy-6/) the U.S. [restored residents’ access](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/02/09/twitter-back-online-in-turkey-after-agreeing-to-strong-cooperation-on-tackling-earthquake-related-disinformation/?sh=3ff3d5ba2279) to Twitter Thursday morning, one day after the social media platform was blocked following some criticism over the Turkish government’s purportedly slow response to the earthquake and for earlier planning policies that allegedly caused more wreckage. [deadliest in the world](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/02/08/worst-earthquakes-and-where-turkeys-fits-in-the-10-deadliest-and-10-strongest-ones-since-1950/?sh=4d573eca57d1) since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan left nearly 20,000 people dead. On Wednesday, however, University College London Professor Ilan Kelman warned the period for successful rescues is “ [rapidly closing](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/02/08/more-than-12000-dead-in-turkey-and-syria-earthquake-as-death-toll-nearly-doubles/?sh=4f03b6a95c29),” noting the chance of survival drops substantially after 72 hours. In Syria, rescue teams are contending with a “very vulnerable situation,” [United Nations](https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133277) Resident Coordinator for Syria El-Mostafa Benlamlih said. [Turkey-Syria Earthquake: WHO Estimates Death Toll May Cross 20,000 As Freezing Weather And Aftershocks Slow Rescue Efforts](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-who-estimates-death-toll-may-cross-20000-as-freezing-weather-and-aftershocks-slow-rescue-efforts/?sh=6e34256a7133) (Forbes) [More Than 12,000 Dead In Turkey And Syria Earthquake As Death Toll Nearly Doubles](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/02/08/more-than-12000-dead-in-turkey-and-syria-earthquake-as-death-toll-nearly-doubles/?sh=4f03b6a95c29) (Forbes) [Worst Earthquakes—And Where Turkey’s Fits In: The 10 Deadliest And 10 Strongest Ones Since 1950](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/02/08/worst-earthquakes-and-where-turkeys-fits-in-the-10-deadliest-and-10-strongest-ones-since-1950/?sh=4d573eca57d1) (Forbes) The powerful earthquake toppled residential buildings, mosques and offices just after 4 a.m. More than a dozen countries, including the U.S., South Korea and China, as well as the European Union, have [sent](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-aid/) search and rescue teams and humanitarian aid into Turkey. How much more the death toll will climb. [according to](https://www.afad.gov.tr/kahramanmarasta-meydana-gelen-depremler-hk-basin-bulteni-20) the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. [World Health Organization](https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-who-estimates-death-toll-may-cross-20000-as-freezing-weather-and-aftershocks-slow-rescue-efforts/?sh=6e34256a7133) estimated Monday night, after the earthquake and a 7.5 magnitude aftershock just minutes later rattled Turkey and Syria, and as sub-freezing temperatures and more than 300 smaller aftershocks complicated rescue operations. [called](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehx_9qc9oW0) the “biggest disaster in the last century.”

The confirmed death toll reached more than 20,000 Thursday, surpassing the total from Japan's Fukushima disaster in March 2011. That magnitude 9.0 earthquake ...

The ] [White Helmets](https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/) are a volunteer organization that lends aid in opposition-held parts of Syria. But despite the push to provide shelter from the winter weather, others have spent the nights outdoors. Could a similar quake strike the US?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/07/questions-turkey-syria-earthquake-answered-why-there-us-risk/11202385002/) [Turkish government fends off criticism] [Many of the tens of thousands who lost their homes have found shelter in tents, stadiums and other temporary accommodation. “We can’t give up our hope in God, but they entered the building with listening devices and dogs and there was nothing.”] [Sadness as bodies emerge from rubble] [In the Turkish city of Nurdagi, family members of people trapped inside a six-floor building that had collapsed watched as heavy machines ripped into the debris pile. Turkish authorities said the death toll has risen to more than 17,100 in the country, with more than 70,000 injured. [Sanitary conditions worsen amid slow recovery] [Resat Gozlu, a resident of Turkey's Adiyaman province, told the ] [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-64565412) that rescue teams did not arrive in her city until almost three days after Monday's quake. [ Photos capture devastating aftermath of powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/06/turkey-earthquake-damage-photos-aftermath-syria/11195225002/) [Slow recovery in Syria] [In Syria, local rescue crews said aid delays may have cost lives. Six trucks of “shelter items and non-food item kits, including blankets and hygiene kits,” reached Bab al-Hawa, the only border crossing authorized by the U.N. Still, unimaginable rescues took place.] [“After 50 hours of work, we pulled out a man and little girl alive,” said Abada Zikri, a first responder with the White Helmets in Harem, a town of about 20,000 people in Syria’s Idlib province. And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his Foreign Ministry had cleared 5,709 international personnel to work alongside more than 20,000 Turkish recovery personnel. The U.N.

The death toll from Monday's quakes in Turkey and Syria passed 20,000 on Thursday across both countries. Fearful of another earthquake, some chose to stay ...

It qualified as "major" on the official magnitude scale. Electricity and water were nonexistent in the southern city. Khan reported from London. "Where is the state? "I lived alone, in a one room house," she said. Let us do it, we can get them out," Sabiha Alinak told Reuters amid the rubble in the city of Malatya on Wednesday.