Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023: How to help the victims
Foreign nations and aid agencies are racing to mobilize resources to help survivors of the devastating quakes in two countries. Here's how you can help.
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Foreign nations and aid agencies are racing to mobilize resources to help survivors of the devastating quakes in two countries. Here's how you can help.
"I know they're alive but there's no one to rescue them," said one desperate man, listening to his family's pleas for help from under the rubble.
The death toll from two massive earthquake on the Turkey-Syria border has now surpassed 5,000 with fears of many more dead and injured.
Frantic search efforts were still underway in both countries, with an untold number of people still trapped in rubble.
Members of the Turkish community in the Bay Area are fearing the worst after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and neighboring Syria. Thousands of people are feared dead in the ruins. John Ramos reports. (2/6/23)
Elizabeth Cook reports on the devastation caused by powerful quake and aftershocks that struck Turkey (2-6-2023)
Tina Kraus reports on the devastation caused by powerful quake and aftershocks that struck Turkey (2-6-2023)
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The U.N. Security Council has rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the "aggression" by the United States and its allies against Syria.
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The Trump administration put new criteria in place Thursday for visa applicants from six mostly Muslim nations and all refugees, requiring a close family or business tie to the United States.
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