Reports

Devastating Earthquakes in Southern Turkiye and Northern Syria Wednesday, 8 February 2023 – updated 1:00 a.m. (GMT+3) At least 7,200 people have been reported dead in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that rocked Southern Türkiye and Northern…

Situation Overview At least 317 aftershocks have been reported since an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck southern Türkiye on 6 February. Since then, more than 6,000 deaths have been reported in both Türkiye and north-west Syria. The situation…

More than 6,300 people confirmed dead and number rising Up to 1.4 million children could be impacted Battling freezing temperatures, heavy rain, to rescue those trapped ISTANBUL, 7 February 2023 - Freezing temperatures and damaged roads and airports are…

Plane carrying a team of 77 UK search and rescue specialists, equipment and four search dogs arrived in Gaziantep today UK’s world-class specialist skills and state-of-the-art search equipment will help locate survivors in the rubble of the…

Direct Relief is preparing more than 25 pallets of medical supplies from its facilities in the US and Europe for Turkey and Syria in response to specific requests from on-the-ground responders. With the death toll in Turkey…

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,…

Plan International is working urgently to assess the needs of hardest-hit communities in north-west Syria. Two devastating earthquakes struck north-west Syria and south-eastern Türkiye on Monday 6 February 2023, causing the deaths and injury of thousands of…

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…