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2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakei

Turkey and Syria were hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on February 6, 2023, killing at least 42,000 people and collapsing hundreds of buildings in one of the worst natural disasters in years. It was followed hours later by a second one almost as powerful. Dozens of countries, including China and the United States, have pledged aid even as rescuers race against time to find survivors.

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Turkish Consulate General Hong Kong
Unicef Hong Kong
Oxfam
Save the Children
World Vision Hong Kong
Red Cross
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)

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  • Dr Cecilia Fan hopes sharing her experiences of helping survivors after last February’s earthquake in Turkey will encourage more medical specialists to join relief efforts
  • Medical veteran at Hong Kong’s Department of Health also honoured in Beijing by National Health Commission for contributions to rescue mission

When Afraa was found in the rubble following the February 6 earthquake in Syria’s Jinderis, her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother, who died after giving birth.

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Team aims to collaborate with researchers and countries to set up gravimeter machines around the world for a network of coverage and data collection.

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The 59-strong team rescued four people and recovered six bodies in southern Turkey after a huge 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region in February.

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Ebru Baybara Demir set up soup kitchens in earthquake-hit areas in Turkey in early 2023, and has spent her career helping displaced women. She recently won the Basque Culinary World Prize.

Three-month-old German shepherd Arkadas – ‘friend’ in Turkish – will join the famed canine unit that helps locate survivors during natural disasters.

Turkey’s President Erdogan has pledged to rebuild homes within a year but it will be many months before thousands can leave their tents or container homes.

Warplanes targeted Aleppo’s airport, a major conduit for aid flights since last month’s earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria; strike put the runway out of service.

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The deposit shows just how far relations have improved between the kingdom and Turkey after years of tensions between the nations, particularly after the 2018 killing and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

‘Nation will do what is necessary on May 14, God willing’, said president; he has faced criticism over handling of tragedy, which killed tens of thousands of people.

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Before this, at least seven tremors over magnitude 4 had been recorded since Friday evening in Turkey, including the quake-hit south.

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Through chef collaborations and other events, Hong Kong restaurant and bars have been raising funds to help some of the estimated 1 million people left homeless by twin earthquakes.

A new 6.4-magnitude earthquake killed six people and injured almost 300 in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands.

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US Secretary of State Blinken pledged long-term aid for Ankara as rescue work wound down after the February 6 earthquakes killed more than 46,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

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In his first trip to Turkey, the US’ top diplomat Antony Blinken will discuss how Washington can further aid Ankara, and the stalled Nato bids of Sweden and Finland, which Turkey has so far refused to ratify.

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Activists, rescue teams in Syria’s northwest have decried a slow UN response to the quake in Syria’s rebel-held areas, compared to the planeloads of aid and supplies entering government-controlled airports.

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Former Newcastle star Atsu, from Ghana, was at his home in the Turkish southern province of Hatay when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on February 6, killing 43,000 people.