A week after Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes

A week after Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes

Yesterday marked one week since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. It has been a week of heartache, death, and ruin. The weeks ahead look long and uncertain.  Heartache and ruin This tragedy is the region’s deadliest disaster in a century....
February 11 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

February 11 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Following the deadly earthquakes on Monday, cities across Turkey and Syria are scenes of ruin. Where multi-story apartment buildings once stood lie heaps of broken concrete and twisted rebar. Rescuers spend frantic hours searching the wreckage for signs of life....
February 9 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

February 9 UPDATE Turkey and Syria earthquakes

People in Turkey and Syria are experiencing their fourth night since the deadly earthquakes of Monday. Desperate family members wait, clinging to the hope that their relatives will be rescued alive from beneath the tons of rubble. But this hope is dwindling fast. As...
Earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Early in the morning on February 6, two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. The first earthquake’s 7.8 magnitude force collapsed buildings and shook houses in countries across the Middle East. Hours later, a second earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude hit the same region....