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☆ After 104 hours buried by Turkey earthquake, woman brought out alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Rescuers carry a woman named Zeynep, as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kirikhan, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de WouwKIRIKHAN, Turkey, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled a woman alive out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Friday, prompting cheers from onlookers 104 hours after she was buried by the huge earthquake that wrought death and destruction across the region. It’s such a huge relief that this woman under such conditions came out so fit. Her younger sister Zuebeyde looked on and hugged a worker from the German International Search and Rescue (ISAR) team. Reporting by Erol Dogrudogan; Writing by Ben Dangerfield and Andrew Heavens; Editing by Edmund BlairOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Frustration at UN ahead of likely row with Russia on Syria aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

With the death toll in Turkey and Syria passing 23,000, some diplomats expressed frustration on Friday that the 15-member council has been slow to act after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pressed for more access to northwest Syria via Turkey. The UN Security Council needs to step up and get it done," said a UN diplomat familiar with discussions, speaking on condition of anonymity. Since 2014 the United Nations has been able to deliver aid to millions of people in need in the northwest of war-torn Syria through Turkey under a Security Council mandate. The United Nations has long said that challenges to increasing aid deliveries across frontlines include receiving timely security guarantees and approvals and a lack of funding. UN aid via Turkey reached 2.7 million people a month in northwest Syria last year, compared with 43,500 people a month who received aid from routes within Syria since August 2021.

☆ Maps: The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Terrain map showing the 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes near the eastern border of Turkey and Syria. A woman stands near rubble and damage in Gaziantep, Turkey, Feb. 7, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi A section of the earthquake damaged D420 road in Demirkopru, Turkey, Feb. 8, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas A man walks past a partially-collapsed building in Pazarcik, Turkey, Feb. 9, 2023. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem People inspect the damage as rescuers search for survivors in Hatay, Turkey, Feb. 8, 2023.

☆ In pictures: Turkey is among the worst natural disasters of this century
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Two massive earthquakes just hours apart on Monday devastating cities and towns across a huge swathe of southern Turkey and northwest Syria are rapidly becoming one of the worst disasters this century, with the death toll already more than 16,000....moreTwo massive earthquakes just hours apart on Monday devastating cities and towns across a huge swathe of southern Turkey and northwest Syria are rapidly becoming one of the worst disasters this century, with the death toll already more than 16,000. More of some of the biggest natural disasters in the 21st century. PICTURED: A doll lies on the ground near the site of a collapsed mosque, following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneClose

☆ Earthquake-Hit Syria Sees Arrival of First Aid Convoys
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Sune Engel Rasmussen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Aid began trickling into northwest Syria on Thursday, four days after deadly earthquakes battered an area that has been politically isolated by war, and left millions of displaced people and other Syrians living under continued hostilities without assistance. Six United Nations trucks crossed the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, which connects Turkey to the far northwestern corner of Syria. Before Thursday, the road to the crossing had been damaged by Monday’s earthquakes. The trucks carried shelter items and nonfood supplies, according to the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA.

☆ Factbox: Turkey earthquake and some of the worst natural disasters of this century
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKEA 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 13, 2010, devastated Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince and killed about 316,000 people. CHINA QUAKEA 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, killing about 87,600 people. PAKISTAN QUAKEA 7.6 magnitude quake that struck northeast of Islamabad on Oct. 8, 2005, killed at least 73,000 people. JAPAN QUAKE/TSUNAMIA 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan’s northeast on March 11, 2011, killing about 15,690 people. HAITI 2021 QUAKEA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying or damaging about 13,000 homes.

☆ How search and rescue teams pull survivors from rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), a network of countries and organisations under a U.N. umbrella, helps facilitate coordination between international search and rescue teams that deploy in such disasters. The survey helps to identify possible resources and hazards, as well as the main priorities for search and rescue teams. The disaster area is often then drawn into sectors to allocate command and to assign search teams. Often debris must be removed by hand to avoid crushing survivors by using heavy equipment.Below are some of the smaller types of rescue equipment that may be used by rescue teams. Search and rescue teams have worked day and night in cold, wet weather while also facing the threat of aftershocks.

☆ Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The death toll from Monday's quakes, which struck in the early morning, passed 17,000 on Thursday across both countries. It was the biggest natural disaster to strike the region since 1999, when a similarly powerful quake killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey. People, whose relatives are trapped under the rubble, react in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023. An aerial view shows tents placed at a stadium in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras , Turkey, February 9, 2023. Syria overwhelmed In Syria, relief efforts are complicated by a conflict that has partitioned the country and wrecked its infrastructure.

☆ First aid convoy bound for NW Syria from Turkey nears border -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Latakia, Syria February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File PhotoFeb 9 (Reuters) - The first convoy of humanitarian assistance for people in northwest Syria since Monday's devastating earthquake is en route to the southern Turkish border with the hope of crossing on Thursday, two aid sources told Reuters. A Turkish official said the Bab al-Hawa border crossing was open for humanitarian aid and authorities will open a few more crossings after two days if security is sound. The United Nations has described access to the opposition-controlled area of Syria through Bab al-Hawa as a "lifeline" for some 4 million people who it says rely on humanitarian assistance. U.N. aid from Turkey served 2.7 million people in northwest Syria per month last year compared with 43,500 people a month who received aid from routes within Syria since August 2021.

☆ Fact Check-Video clip of flock of birds flying above motorway was filmed in Texas U.S., pre-dates Turkey earthquakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video clip showing a flock of birds flying over a motorway was not filmed moments before deadly earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. The clip was filmed in low light from a vehicle and shows a flock of birds flying above a motorway, with social media users falsely claiming that it was filmed in Turkey shortly before the two earthquakes hit. The clip is not recent, nor was it filmed in Turkey. The clip was filmed on a motorway in Houston, Texas. The video clip was filmed on a motorway in Texas, United States, in January 2017.

Summary After initial quiet, opposition criticism growsComplaints of slow response, lack of suppliesErdogan visits scene, acknowledges early problemsISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Criticism of Turkey's earthquake response mounted on Wednesday, with the political opposition and people in the disaster zone accusing the government of a tardy and inadequate relief effort. They cracked infrastructure and flattened thousands of buildings, causing hardship for millions and leaving many homeless in bitterly cold weather. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition party, had earlier in the week said the disaster was a time for unity, not criticism. Speaking in Kahramanmaras, near the epicentre of the earthquake, Erdogan said: "We had some problems in airports and roads but we are better today". Selim Temurci, spokesman for the opposition Future Party, said AFAD's efforts were insufficient due to personnel shortages and the vast expanse of destruction.

Damascus has long said aid to the rebel enclave in the north should go via Syria not across the Turkish border. Jordan and the UAE, which once backed Syria's opposition but have normalised ties with Assad in recent years, have sent aid to Damascus, Syrian state media has reported. WRANGLE OVER RESOURCESMoscow has long argued that delivering aid to northwest Syria from Turkey violates Syrian sovereignty. But he said aid flows must be coordinated with the government and delivered through Syria not across the Turkish border. The Damascus-based Syrian Red Crescent called for lifting of sanctions, which Syria's government has long blamed for mounting economic hardship.

☆ Fact Check-Video shows 2020 earthquake in Aegean Sea, not Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video shared online purporting to be footage of the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria are from an October 2020 earthquake that struck the Aegean Sea. A tweet purports to show footage during the Feb. 6 earthquake and says: “BREAKING: Turkey & 4 other countries suffering BAD following a 7.6 magnitude EARTHQUAKE. The logo on the top right of the video matches that of the video shared in recent social media posts. Reuters fact check has debunked multiple miscaptioned videos following the recent earthquake (here), (here), (here) and (here). The video is from 2020 and shows an earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea, not the recent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

☆ Fact Check-Stock photo of boy surrounded by rubble used amidst Turkey-Syria quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A 2021 stock photograph of a young boy surrounded by rubble is being shared on social media following the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, killing more than 2,200 people and injuring thousands, Reuters reported (here). Misinformation often spreads online after a catastrophe strikes and can include false images of the aftermath or misleading narratives on rescue efforts. In this case, the photograph being shared is miscaptioned. The image shows a stock photograph, not a child affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake that happened on Feb. 6, 2023.

☆ Fact Check-Old video of Indonesia tsunami shared as if from Turkey earthquake 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Video of a tsunami hitting the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 2018 has been falsely linked to the deadly earthquake that struck Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. A tweet sharing the miscaptioned video has been viewed more than 198,000 times at the time of writing (here). The clip shows a tsunami hitting the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept. 28, 2018, following a powerful earthquake. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighboring Syria early on Feb. 6, 2023, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring thousands of others(here). The video dates to 2018 and shows a tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

☆ Fact Check-Clip shows Beirut port explosion, not blast in Turkey after Feb 6 earthquakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Social media users have shared a clip of the 2020 Beirut port explosion and falsely claimed that it depicts an explosion in Turkey after two powerful earthquakes that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. The miscaptioned video shows the moment of a massive explosion at a facility in Beirut’s port in August 2020 that housed over 2,700 tones of ammonium nitrate (here). An example of the miscaptioned Beirut clip shared online can be viewed (here), archived (archive.is/GTEzh). Reuters geolocated the footage to a building near the Beirut port (approximately 33.8980685, 35.507933) (ibb.co/BzsXL9G), (archive.is/wip/GA8lF). The clip shows the moment a warehouse exploded in Beirut port in August 2020.

☆ Morning Bid: Market to ChatGPT: what's Powell gotta say?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] ChatGPT logo and rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. Google owner Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unveiled a rival to super popular ChatGPT, saying it will launch a chatbot service named 'Bard'. Asian shares held their ground while the rally in the U.S. dollar took a breather on Tuesday. Reuters GraphicsMeanwhile, a deadly earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria, sending Turkey's lira to a record low. Before Powell takes centre stage and hogs the limelight, Bank of England's Huw Pill is also due to speak and his comments on monetary policy will likely move markets.

☆ Quake halts UN cross-border aid to Syria, unclear when will resume
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Even before the quake struck in the early hours of Monday, the United Nations estimated that more than 4 million people in northwest Syria, many displaced by the war and living in camps, depended on cross-border aid. Sun-Suon said aid workers were also struggling with limited access to water and power as well as looking for their own colleagues and loved ones. Aid already positioned within the northwest will likely be rapidly depleted, aid officials said. "We have heard there are some supplies in the system for the next 3 - 5 days however our concern is that these will be exhausted rapidly," Kieren Barnes, country director for Mercy Corps Syria, told Reuters. "We will need to significantly increase resources for northwest Syria and ensure supply lines are clear for us to respond."

☆ Syrian opposition rescuers say hundreds of families still under quake rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] People gather on the rubble as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Firas MakdesiAMMAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Time is running out to save hundreds of families still trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings after this week's devastating earthquake, the head of the Syrian opposition-run civil defence service said on Tuesday. The magnitude 7.8 quake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on Monday, toppling entire apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands of people injured or homeless. Rescue teams worked early on Tuesday to free people trapped in the rubble of buildings in southern Turkey as the death toll in that country rose to nearly 3,000. Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-Clip of wooden cabin being swept away pre-dates Turkey-Syria earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of a red wooden cabin being swept away by a storm surge was not filmed following two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. The clip was filmed in Greenland and shows a tsunami that hit a village in June 2017. Examples of the clip being shared as if it showed the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday can be viewed (here) and (here). A 7.8 magnitude quake first hit Turkey and northwest Syria before sunrise, followed by a 7.7 magnitude quake in the afternoon (here). The clip was filmed in a village in Greenland and was uploaded to YouTube in April 2021.

☆ Fact Check-Turkey earthquake: Florida condo collapse video from 2021 shared as if from latest disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a condominium building collapsing in Florida’s Miami-Dade County in 2021 has been widely shared on social media as imagery from the deadly earthquake in Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023. One of the many iterations on Twitter has been viewed over 1 million times within 12 hours of being posted (here). The dated video was also widely shared on Facebook (here),The security camera footage shows the collapse of Surfside's Champlain Towers South residential building on June 24, 2021. A reverse image search produced multiple news reports carrying this video (here), (here) and (here). The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, killing more than 2,200 people and injuring thousands (here).

☆ Morning Bid: Bursting bubbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Alun John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Alun John. China's yuan hit a four-week low in both on and offshore markets Monday , and Chinese stocks sold off. The offshore yuan was last at 6.784 per dollar, having firmed from the 6.832 per dollar it hit in early trade. ING say a move into the 6.85-6.9 range would show investors are including more negative trade implications in their thinking. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Turkey's lira slips to fresh record low, stocks tumble
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira hit a fresh record low and its stock markets tumbled on Monday as a major earthquake added to pressures from a strong dollar, geopolitical risks and surprise inflation readings out of the country. The lira slipped to 18.85 , in early trade before retracing most of its losses. More than 500 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday, after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. But Turkey is feeling additional pressures. "A new window of FX volatility could be around the corner."

☆ Factbox: Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. POLANDPoland will send rescue group HUSAR consisting of 76 firemen and eight rescue dogs, Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Kamiński said. UKRAINEPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready to send support. "We are in this moment close to the friendly Turkish people, ready to provide the necessary assistance," he said. GREECEGreek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis offered condolences and support to Turkey, saying Greece was mobilizing its resources and will assist immediately.

☆ After huge Turkey quake, Diyarbakir residents pray for missing families
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Umit Ozdal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 6 (Reuters) - In the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, residents were hoping and praying for news of relatives and friends after a massive earthquake and a huge aftershock turned apartment blocks into mounds of rubble and piles of shattered masonry. "My nephew is under the rubble, with his wife and kids," Ahmet Budak told Reuters after he had rushed towards their building. More than 2,400 people have been killed and thousands more injured in Turkey and northwest Syria. They worked alongside diggers that were guided in to move huge slabs of concrete and sheets of corrugated metal. Writing and additional reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Alison Williams and Edmund BlairOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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