Reports

Situation On The Ground The 7.9 magnitude earthquake, which rocked Southeast Türkiye (Turkey) and Northwest Syria in the early hours of Monday February 6, has created an unprecedented level of damage in the region. As of writing,…

Crisis Overview Two of the strongest earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye, of 7.8 and 7.7 magnitude, occurred on Monday 6 February at about 4:15 am and 1:30 pm local time, affecting more than 18.1 million people. One of the…

Action For Humanity, the parent charity of the UK’s largest Syria-focused NGO Syria Relief, have released a statement describing the devastation impacting the lives of everyone in the areas devastated by yesterday’s earthquakes in Syria and…

The full scale of the multiple earthquake disaster in Türkiye and Syria is still unfolding, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they stressed the critical need to step up search and rescue efforts for victims and…

This is a summary of what was said UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA, 7 February 2023 -…

Tamara Alrifai - Director, UNRWA Department of External Relations and Communications, Spokesperson As an immediate ask: UNRWA requires US$ 2.7 million to support some 57,000 Palestine refugees affected by the earthquake in Syria, and in areas accessible…

The earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border region were the most severe in over 20 years. Thousands of people have been reported dead and many injured on the Turkish and Syrian sides of the border. Find out…

06/02/2023 HelpAge partner providing emergency response but many staff have been injured in earthquake and have lost their homes. “They are still pulling people and bodies from the collapsed buildings, so we know the numbers of casualties…

OVERVIEW On February 6th, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Türkiye and Northwest Syria, damaging thousands of buildings, infrastructure, and causing fatalities. In both countries more than 5000 people have been confirmed dead, tens of…

The report will be updated with newly received information as received on on-going basis. The information and details shared in the report are summarized from different sources including local councils and authorities, Violet’s staff observations, key informant…