Earthquake caused damage worth $5.1 billion in Syria
The quake killed at least 50,000 people according to the United Nations.
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Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000
Combined death toll in Turkey and Syria is now 47,244, and search for survivors has ended.
New earthquake in Turkey and Syria 'like a horror movie'
Terrified survivors from earlier tremors dealing with more trauma.
Couple found alive 12 days after quake, as Turkey rescues due to end
Miraculous rescue of couple trapped for 296 hours, but Turkey due to stop searches soon.
'May God forgive me': Turkish teen filmed ‘last moments’ from quake-hit apartment
A 17-year-old filmed a heartbreaking farewell to his family and friends ... and survived.
Former Premier League star found dead in Turkey quake rubble
The football world is in mourning after Christian Atsu was confirmed dead in Turkey.
Islamic State attack in Syria kills at least 53
IS gunmen reportedly took advantage of focus on earthquake to carry out deadly attack.
Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses
5400 shipping containers, 200,000 tents dispatched after 332,000 dwellings destroyed.
Comment: Window of hope for Turkey and Syria is closing
OPINION: Save the Children NZ CEO pleads for support in quake-struck region.
‘My family is in there’: Endless heartbreak as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll exceeds 41,000
World Vision programme director gives insight into gargantuan unfolding crisis.
Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria
Gunmen entered the facility and beat up the director, apparently for firing an employee.
NZ MPs pay tribute as humanitarian crisis intensifies
New Zealand has so far contributed $4.5 million in aid to the disaster.
Earthquake survivors seek hot meals as rescues wane
Thousand left homeless after the earthquake line up in the streets for food.
Turkey probes contractors as quake deaths pass 33,000
Turkish justice officials are targeting contractors involved in shoddy construction.
Turkey arrests building contractors six days after quakes
Turkish officials detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people.
Turkey/Syria earthquake: Survivors still being found as death toll tops 28,000
Rescue crews pull more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings.
‘No more Antakya’: Turks say the city, and a civilisation, was wiped out
New York Times: Thousands struggle to make sense of cataclysm that has upended lives.
Syrian orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives
The tragic predawn quake in Turkey has now claimed over 20,000 lives.
Local Syrian community heartbroken after quake, worried for families
Worried families in NZ fear for those they cannot contact after catastrophic quake.
Quake death toll passes 20,000 as survivors struggle to stay warm and fed
Grim toll has surpassed 2011 Fukushima quake and tsunami that killed more than 18,400.
Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000
More bodies were pulled from the rubble of collapsed homes in the stricken zone.
Millions suffer cold and grief after catastrophic quake, still awaiting help
New York Times: With thousands dead and many homeless, survivors plead for more aid.
Turkish holiday turns into helping earthquake survivors for Kiwi couple
Denise McCabe and her Turkish husband are helping after major quake.
Hope fading as quake deaths pass 11,000, window for survival closes
Race on as “statistically today is the day when we’re going to stop finding people".
Deadliest in decade: Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 9,500
Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria.
Amid the quake’s frosty wreckage, a remarkable but bittersweet rescue
New York Times: A six-floor building was reduced to rubble. And yet, there was hope.
Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake
Rescuers raced against time early this morning to pull survivors from the rubble.
Death toll in Turkey earthquake tops 7200, race to find survivors continues
Millions of people affected; state of emergency declared in 10 provinces.
Watch: Miracle baby born under rubble in quake-hit Syrian town
Crying infant recovered whose mother appears to have given birth while buried.
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Frantic searching for survivors in Turkey, Syria as quake death toll nears 5000
Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts.
More than 4000 dead: Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after 7.8 quake
More than 5600 buildings were destroyed in Turkey alone.