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Middle East roundup: Devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Here’s a roundup of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

UK will keep working with UN on Syria-Turkey earthquake response - Cleverly

Britain will continue to work with the United Nations and others to support Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday, describing the situation in Syria as "considerably harder."

Reuters

Why we can't predict earthquakes

Elements of criteria can point towards the possibility of an earthquake but, at best, predictions are good guesses

Salon

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Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media expert explains the danger of losing the microblogging service in times of disaster

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two days earlier. Access to Twitter appeared to be restored about 12…

The Conversation

Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?

These terrifying events raise many questions; here are some answers.

Al Jazeera

Anger over Turkey's temporary Twitter block during quake rescue

Turkey's decision to block access to Twitter for about 12 hours from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday as people scrambled to find loved ones after devastating earthquakes has compounded public frustration at the pace of relief efforts.

Reuters

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?

A combination of factors led to the widespread destruction that has left thousands still trapped under debris.

Al Jazeera

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Diary of a war reporter: From revolution in Egypt to the battle of Mosul in Iraq

Award-winning French journalist Samuel Forey joins us for Perspective to discuss his newly-released book, which retraces six years of reporting from the Middle East. He tells us more about why he decided to become a war reporter and also reacts to the devastating twin earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

France 24

Search and rescue dogs head from Co Down to Turkey to help in disaster zone

Ryan Gray, of the K9 Search and Rescue charity, said they have been preparing since hearing news of the earthquakes on Monday.

The Independent UK

Ekin-Su Culculoglu: Love Island star says her Turkish family are ‘sleeping outside’ after earthquake

Two major earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 jolted southern Turkey and northern Syria

The Independent UK

Turkey earthquakes may have moved entire country by up to six metres

Death toll from quakes crosses 15,000 mark as rescuers continue to pull bodies from rubble

The Independent UK

Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hope turns to despair in Turkey, Syria 72 hours after earthquakes

While dramatic rescues continue, hopes recede of finding many more survivors amid freezing cold and lack of resources.

Al Jazeera

Watch: View from Gaziantep after earthquake death toll passes 15,000

Watch as rescue efforts continued into a fourth day in Turkey after powerful earthquakes devastated the region.

The Independent UK

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France 24

Live: Death toll from Turkey, Syria quakes tops 20,000 as aid workers struggle to reach victims

The death toll from the catastrophic earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria rose to more than 20,000 on Thursday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of collapsed homes in the stricken zone, Turkey's disaster management agency said on Thursday. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog below for all the latest…

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Sydney man found dead in earthquake rubble; Alan Tudge resigns; and World Pride’s rainbow capitalism

The first Australian death in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes confirmed and a byelection looms for Tudge’s Victoria seat

The Guardian - AU

Sydney man confirmed dead in Turkey after devastating earthquakes

Can Pahali’s body was found among the rubble after members of his family flew to Turkey from Australia to help search for him

Daily Mirror

Ekin-Su's Turkish family are 'sleeping outside' as star makes plea after deadly earthquake

Love Island and Dancing on Ice star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has pleaded with people to help those affected by the earthquakes which rocked Turkey and Syria

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Watch: Earthquake devastation, Security concerns, MH17 indicators

Watch: Survivors of the Middle East earthquake crisis are still being pulled from the rubble days after twin earthquakes and aftershocks flattened central

ABC News

Turkish government criticised for earthquake response as combined death toll with Syria passes 15,000

Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admits there were problems with his government's initial response to the devastating earthquakes in his nation's south.

Newcastle Herald

'This is what we can do from our place': public prayer for Turkey earthquake victims

Thousands of kilometres from the epicentres of earthquakes that brought death and destruction to Turkey and Syria, Newcastle's Muslim community will gather in collective prayer.

France 24

Nigerian court suspends deadline to switch to new currency amid chaos

In tonight's edition: Nigeria's Supreme Court suspends the old-for-new currency swap deadline that has caused pre-electoral chaos. Also, Algeria is one of many countries that have sent rescue teams to Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes. Finally, we meet a prize-winning Ivorian scientist who is hoping…

ABC News

More than 11,000 have died in the Türkiye-Syria earthquake. How does it compare to the world's deadliest quakes?

As the death toll from Monday's earthquake rises, take a look at how it compares to others across the world.

Daily Mirror

Twitter blocked in Turkey amid fears of disinformation following deadly earthquakes

Internet-monitoring group NetBlocks said on Wednesday that Twitter had been blocked on several networks across Turkey, with the filtering having been applied on major internet providers

The Conversation

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they've been so devastating

The earthquakes that struck in Turkey and Syria in the early hours of February 6 have led to terrible destruction on a scale not seen in Europe for many decades. At the time of writing, the death toll has risen beyond 11,000 people and will continue to rise over the…

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