Earthquake death toll rises in Syria and Turkey

Turkey, Syria Earthquakes LIVE Updates: Death toll crosses 11,200, say officials

Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: Rescuers worked for a second consecutive night as they combed for survivors in earthquake-hit areas across Turkey and Syria with the number of deaths crossing 9,500. A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 rippled through both countries early on Monday, toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands more people injured or homeless. After Turkey was hit by three consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 on Monday, two earthquakes of magnitude 5.9 and 5.7 were reported in the region on Tuesday. Dozens of nations, including India, have pledged aid and assistance to the two nations

Death toll above 11,200 in Turkey, Syria quake

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rose above 11,200 on Wednesday. Officials and medics said 8,574 people died in Turkey and while another 2,662 lost their lives in Syria from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor,bringing the total to 11,236.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern provinces hit by a major earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives.

Rescue in recovery work in the isolated region near Syria has been hamstrung by a fierce winter storm that has made some roads impassable and slowed the delivery of food and aid. Erdogan said a series of emergency measures would be taken to flood the affected areas with humanitarian relief workers and financial aid

"We have decided to declare a state of emergency to ensure that our (rescue and recovery) work can be carried out quickly," Erdogan said in televised remarks. "We will quickly complete the presidential and parliamentary processes related to this decision, which will cover our 10 provinces where the earthquake has been experienced and will last for three months."

Erdogan's government is coming under growing pressure on social media for what his critics view as a slow response to Turkey's biggest earthquake in nearly a century.

The latest toll showed Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor and its aftershocks killing 3,549 people in Turkey and 1,602 in government- and rebel-controlled parts of Syria.

Erdogan said his government would send more than 50,000 aid workers to the area and allocate 100 billion liras ($5.3 billion) in financial help.

Syria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble

• Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble ofa home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilicalcord to her mother, who died in Monday's massive quake, a relative said.

• The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family.

• "We heard a voice while we were digging," Suwadi said.

• "We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord(intact) so we cut it and my cousin took her to hospital."

• Video of the rescue went viral on social media. The footage shows a man sprinting from the rubble of a collapsedfour-storey building clutching a tiny baby covered in dust.

India dispatches an Indian Army field hospital to Turkey to establish 30 bedded medical facility

India dispatches an Indian Army field hospital to Turkey to establish 30 bedded medical facility. Its first component has left on IAF's C17 with a 45-member medical team,incl critical care specialists & surgeons. Also has X-ray machine, ventilators, OT & other equipment: Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson

Turkey's Iskenderun port on fire after quake

• Dozens of cargo containers were on fire for the second day running onTuesday in Turkey's quake-hit southern port city of Iskenderun, local TVimages showed.

• The blaze at the Iskenderun international port has raged since 5:00 pm(1400 GMT) Monday, when one of its containers toppled over fromaftershocks following the deadly 7.8-magnitude quake, Hurriyet dailyreported.

• Images broadcast by the NTV news channel showed thick black plumes ofsmoke billowing from the containers. Another video showed unsuccessful attempts to put the fire out onMonday night.

Dalai Lama expresses grief at loss of life caused by earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

"I offer my condolences to those families who have lost loved ones and pray for all those affected by this tragedy," he wrote to the Executive Director of the World Food Programme. "At the same time, it is heartening to know that in addition to the UN coordinated health teams, NGOs and many countries from around the world are sending support to help the rescue and relief efforts in the quake zones."

Turkish President Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in 10 provinces hit by massive earthquakes

Turkish President Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in 10 provinces hit by massive earthquakes, reports Turkey's Anadolu news agency citing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

54,000 tents, 102,000 beds sent to earthquake-hit regions: Erdogan

5,000 health workers dispatched to southern Turkish provinces, rescue operations underway, reports Turkey's Anadolu news agency citing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey Earthquake Live Update: MoS MEA V. Muraleedharan visits Embassy of Syria and extended condolences

MoS MEA V. Muraleedharan visited the Embassy of Syria and extended condolences to Ambassador Bassam Al-Khatib for the devastation caused by the earthquake yesterday "Conveyed PM Modi's message of sympathy and commitment to providing expeditious assistance & support".

More than 850 deaths and thousands of injuries due to earthquake. Pres Assad has met relevant agencies to handle this situation.With help of many friendly countries,situation improving.India from the moment the disaster stuck expressed the wish to be with Syria. When I started getting calls from Damascus, I started coordinating with MEA India & they soon responded. It was only a question of some hours and MEA told me that they are ready, have plan to help Syria and to send the relief and equipments fast.

Turkey Earthquake Live Update: UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake. As well as the damage to the old city of Syria's Aleppo and the fortress in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, UNESCO said at least three other World Heritage sites could be affected. "Our organisation will provide assistance within its mandate," said UNESCO director general Audrey Azoulay. A statement from UNESCO said it and partners had already carried out an initial survey of the damage of the quake which struck before dawn on Monday. It said it was "particularly concerned" about the old city of Aleppo, which has been on its list of World Heritage in Danger since 2013 due to the Syrian civil war. "Significant damage has been noted in the citadel. The western tower of the old city wall has collapsed and several buildings in the souks have been weakened," it said.

Turkey Earthquake Live Update: German-Turkish community races to send money and blankets to quake victims

Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany have launched donation drives to send money, warm clothes and blankets to victims of a devastating earthquake that tore through Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday. As news of the disaster spread and sparked frantic appeals for help, volunteers began collecting aid in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich for the thousands left injured or homeless after their homes were destroyed.

Germany has around 2.3 million people of Turkish origin, the largest Turkish diaspora community in the world, according to the Turkish Community in Germany

"We didn't expect it to go this crazy, it's mad. We thought we would fill two vans and then send them off but it hasn't stopped since 10 this morning."

As he spoke, a group of people were loading boxes of donations onto trucks. The first batch is scheduled to leave for Turkey on Thursday.

Turkey Earthquake Live Update: Hundreds still under earthquake rubble in rebel-held Syria - rescue workers

Time is running out to save hundreds of families trapped under the rubble of buildings brought down by Monday's earthquake, the head of the Syrian opposition-run civil defence service said. Raed al-Saleh told Reuters urgent help was needed from international groups for the rescue effort by the organisation known as the White Helmets in rebel-held northwest Syria, where hundreds were killed and injured. "Every second means saving lives and we call on all humanitarian organisations to give material aid and respond to this catastrophe urgently," he said. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, toppling apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals and leaving thousands of people injured or homeless. At least 1,444 people were killed in Syria and about 3,500 injured, according to figures from the Damascus government and rescue workers in the northwestern region controlled by insurgents.

Turkey Earthquake Live Update: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Turkey to offer support

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Turkey to offer support to the quake-hit nation where a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck an area near the Syrian border killed nearly 5,000 people in the two countries.

"He will express his condolences and condolences to President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan for the destruction of the earthquake, the loss of life, and the people of Turkey. Due to Prime Minister's visit to Turkey, the APC convened on Thursday is being postponed, a new date will be announced in consultation with the allies," she added.

Also taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Sharif said that the destruction in Turkey and Syria was "mind numbing".

"24 hours after the devastating earthquake hit Turkey & Syria, scenes of death and destruction are mind numbing. It breaks the heart to witness sheer scale of unfolding human tragedy," he said.

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