Feb 14 Watch 2:47 Frustration mounts, hope for finding survivors wanes as earthquake death toll tops 40,000 By Amna Nawaz, Cai Pigliucci The death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey has topped 40,000. Some 35,000 of those killed were in Turkey, making it the country's worst disaster in a century. At the same time, a few flickers of life are… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 2:52 Victims found alive in rubble a week after earthquake that killed 37,000 in Turkey, Syria By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Tommy Walters The official death count from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now topped 37,000. But a week after the disaster and against all odds, a few people are still being found alive in the wreckage. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 7:16 Earthquake victims in rebel-held area of Syria left without aid, rescue operations By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda In Syria, the earthquake brutalized a community that has already suffered more than a decade of war. Rebel-held provinces in the country's northwest now face a double disaster: the deadly quake and little to no outside help. Special correspondent Jane… Continue watching
Feb 13 Rescues wind down in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press While stories of near-miraculous rescues have flooded the airwaves in recent days, tens of thousands of dead have been found during the same period. Continue reading
Feb 12 After earthquake, residents of war-torn Syria struggle to get aid and rebuild By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the U.N. has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:04 Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The death toll from last week's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is now above 33,000, as rescue teams recover more and more bodies from beneath the rubble. Officials say the number of dead will very likely grow much higher. As… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:06 Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sarah Clune Hartman The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria have left more than 5 million people without homes, compounding the region's humanitarian disaster. Ayham Taha, of the international humanitarian organization CARE, joins John Yang from southeastern Turkey to discuss what survivors need… Continue watching
Feb 12 Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000 By Justin Spike, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 3:19 Deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria leaves millions without homes By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Sarah Clune Hartman The death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s powerful earthquake climbed over 28,000 Saturday night. Many of the dead were found under the rubble of collapsed buildings, and officials in Turkey are detaining building contractors they blame for shoddy… Continue watching
Feb 11 Survivors still being found as earthquake death toll tops 28,000 in Turkey, Syria By Justin Spike, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press, Abdelrahman Shaheen, Associated press Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins — one of them just 7 months old. Continue reading