Syria earthquake

6 dead, around 300 injured as new quake hits Turkey-Syria border

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said there had been 90 aftershocks

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Rescue phase ‘coming to a close’

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is “coming to a close” with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said during a visit to Syria yesterday.

How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on February 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

The world mustn't fail Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

Aid agencies, both the Turkish and Syrian governments, and the rebel groups must all work together.

Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.

February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023

6 dead, around 300 injured as new quake hits Turkey-Syria border

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said there had been 90 aftershocks

February 14, 2023
February 14, 2023

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Rescue phase ‘coming to a close’

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is “coming to a close” with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said during a visit to Syria yesterday.

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on February 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023

The world mustn't fail Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

Aid agencies, both the Turkish and Syrian governments, and the rebel groups must all work together.

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.