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Turkish quake victims left homeless sheltering in trains, tents, greenhouses

By Tanya Titova, Andrew Wilks, Emrah Gurel, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking shelter after the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey left homes unlivable.

Syrian death toll from earthquake likely to rise, UN official says

By Omar Akour, Associated Press

A United Nations official says the death toll from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake is likely to rise as teams scramble to remove rubble in hard-hit areas.

As death toll continues to rise, quake already deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bernat Armangué, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week's earthquakes, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago.

Struggle to receive, distribute aid to Turkey and Syria after earthquake

By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bernat Armangué, Associated Press

The situation was particularly desperate in Syria, where a 12-year civil war has complicated relief efforts and meant days of wrangling over how to even move aid into the country, let alone distribute it.

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.

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.

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.

Deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria leaves millions without homes

By Jane Ferguson, Sarah Clune Hartman, Jorgen Samso

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…

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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.