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
Feb 10 Watch 6:43 Aid reaches remote regions in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll nears 24,000 By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Zeba Warsi, Shoshana Dubnow, Huseyin Aldemir Six days have passed since a catastrophic earthquake struck the Turkish-Syrian border region and nearly 24,000 people are confirmed dead. The focus is shifting to aiding the survivors in Turkey and the Idlib Province in Syria, but there have also… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 6:44 Rescue operations continue in Turkey, Syria as hope of finding earthquake survivors fades By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Alexis Cox The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to nearly 21,000 with no end in sight. Aid is slowly starting to trickle in, but for many, it is too little, too late. Special correspondent Jane… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 5:47 Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Zeba Warsi, Alexis Cox An air of desperation is growing in Turkey and Syria as the chance of finding earthquake survivors grows dimmer by the hour. The death toll has grown to nearly 12,000 with an unknown number still missing. Jane Ferguson reports from… Continue watching
Feb 08 Death toll tops 11,000 in Turkish earthquake as freezing temperatures hamper rescue efforts By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Stretched rescue teams are toiling in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 12:25 Desperate rescues continue in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll rises by thousands By Jane Ferguson, Cai Pigliucci, Alexis Cox The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has reached 7,300 and it's feared many more victims have yet to be found. Search teams are working with ever-growing urgency across a huge swath of areas. Jane Ferguson has… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 8:33 Thousands dead in Turkey and Syria after 7.8 magnitude earthquake By Geoff Bennett, Cai Pigliucci Swaths of southern Turkey and northern Syria are in ruins after a powerful earthquake ripped through the region. At least 3,400 are dead, more than 13,000 more injured and tens of thousands are homeless. The pre-dawn quake hit with a… Continue watching
Apr 09 Powerful 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Turkey By Associated Press The 5.2 magnitude quake struck the town of Puturge in Malatya province at 5:02 p.m. local time (1402 GMT), Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said. The tremor was recorded at a depth of 6.7 kilometers (4.2 miles). Continue reading