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Photos: Turkey-Syria earthquake, one month on
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Published On 6 Mar 2023
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Why was international aid slow to reach Syria?
Essential Middle East explores the reasons behind the slow humanitarian response to Syria after deadly earthquakes.
Published On 23 Feb 2023

All the updates from February 21, as they happened.

Reconstruction efforts after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria could cost billions of dollars.

Essential Middle East discusses deadly earthquakes in Turkey and the challenges ahead.

Death toll nears 42,000, but rescuers find survivors after 10 days under the rubble

Eleven trucks carrying humanitarian assistance passed through the Bab al-Salam crossing, UN says.

With first cases detected in September, earthquake devastation risks new stresses, particularly in rebel-held areas.

Millions of people need help. In Syria, that’s especially complicated.

The Take looks at why it has been harder for aid to reach northern Syria.

While dramatic rescues continue, hopes recede of finding many more survivors amid freezing cold and lack of resources.

Freezing weather conditions and snowfall in the devastated region have increased the difficulties for rescue workers.

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