Six days after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, rescuers are still pulling survivors from the rubble. In Hatay province, for example, a 10-year-old girl was rescued 147 hours after the disaster. A British Channel 4 correspondent shared images of the rescue Twitter. The girl’s name is Cudi and was found by rescue services … Read more
12 feb 2023 om 05:00 Turkey has a small but historically important group of Turkish Christians. Many of them live in the hard-hit province of Hatay. After the earthquakes, they lost everything, including many of their churches. They now fear for the survival of their way of life, they say to NU.nl reporter Nick Augusteijn. … Read more
11 feb 2023 om 22:02Update: 7 minuten geleden The Dutch search and rescue team USAR will search the hard-hit Hatay in Turkey one last time on Sunday for survivors of the earthquakes. National commander Arjen Littooij of USAR reported this on Twitter on Saturday. “Six days after the earthquake we enter a different phase. The … Read more
The United Nations is trying to send more aid to rebel-held areas in Syria “as soon as possible”, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in an interview with BBC Radio. The announcement comes after Syrian state media reported on Friday that the Syrian government agreed to provide humanitarian aid to the rebel region following Monday’s devastating … Read more
11 feb 2023 om 05:04 The southeast of Turkey has been hit hard by the earthquakes and the economy in provinces such as Hatay, Gaziantep and Adiyaman has come to a standstill. The region has already suffered a major blow in recent years: trade is hardly possible due to the civil war in Syria. How … Read more
10 feb 2023 om 23:58 The number of people who have died after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has risen to at least 23,700. Many rescue teams are on the scene in Turkey. They are still looking for survivors. Providing aid in Syria remains very difficult. Read the live blog about the earthquakes in … Read more
This week’s earthquakes have claimed thousands of lives in both Turkey and Syria. On our reaction platform NUjij we were asked why Turkey receives more aid and attention than Syria. That has a number of reasons. Volg de ontwikkelingen rond de aardbevingen in Turkije en Syrië in ons liveblog. Bevingen waren het zwaarst in Turkije … Read more
10 feb 2023 om 00:08 The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now risen to more than 20,000. The chances of any survivors being pulled out from under the rubble are getting smaller and smaller. Meanwhile, people find themselves in appalling conditions, partly due to the low temperatures. This is the … Read more
09 feb 2023 om 11:17Update: 20 minuten geleden Fortuna Sittard will play in the away match against FC Emmen on Saturday with Giro555 on the shirt. The Turkish-tinted Eredivisie club wants to raise extra money for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. After the Eredivisie game, the shirts of the Fortuna players … Read more
09 feb 2023 om 05:18 The death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s massive earthquakes has risen to 15,383. The number of victims continues to rise sharply. The chance that survivors will be found under the rubble is getting smaller and smaller. In Turkey, according to counts by the authorities and aid workers, at … Read more