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International aid has poured in from governments and organisations across the world in the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria. The series of earthquakes, which began with a magnitude 7.8 quake on February 6, has left more than 41,000 dead in Turkey, and more …

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose to more than 44,000 on Saturday, February 18, Turkish authorities have announced.   The head of Turkey’s disaster agency, Yunus Sezer, said rescue operations would be “largely completed” by Sunday night as the number of dead bodies have …

Video Duration 04 minutes 38 seconds 04:38Despair & Hope: Turkey-Syria Earthquakes From: Between Us ‘We are witnessing a horrific situation.’ The massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have brought about devastation and despair yet also hope and courage. Al Jazeera’s Tierney Bonini shares her experience following a group of rescue …

A second day of frantic search and rescue operations is under way after a devastating earthquake and several aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, killing more than 4,300 people and turning thousands of buildings into rubble. Rescuers searched through the frigid night into Tuesday morning, hoping to dig out …