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11:30 p.m.: “This earthquake could be an opportunity to redefine relations between Greece and Turkey through the immeasurable destruction it has caused”
Athens recalled that despite the tumultuous relations between the two countries, Greece was one of the first European countries to send rescue teams to the regions hit by the earthquakes.
11:04 p.m.: Good evening @Barbapou, Thanks for your question. I assume you are talking about the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. I invite you to read this article that explains how you can donate to NGOs that help disaster victims.
11:04 p.m .: Why no link to aid organizations or associations, no call for donations on TV????
10:40 p.m.: The total number of people who have lost their lives from these earthquakes is now 41,732: 38,044 in Turkey and 3,688 in Syria, official and medical sources say. The hope of finding survivors fades as the hours go by. Follow our life.
10:38 p.m.: Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have killed more than 41,000 people in both countries, according to the latest official reports.
7:24 p.m .: According to Unicef, more than seven million children have been affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Many are now homeless with no access to education, water or electricity. Here is a report from our local journalist, Noé Pignède, along with children who survived the disaster.
5:41 p.m .: Eleven days after the tragedy, a 17-year-old girl, Aleyna Ölmez, was pulled alive from the rubble of her building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. Her last name means in Turkish… “the one who does not die”.
(Dogukan Keskinkilic / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
5:37 p.m .: Two days after the start of an appeal for donations of 367 million euros for Syria, the United Nations are now calling on the member states to pay 940 million euros for the earthquake victims in Turkey. More than 36,000 people have died in this country.
5:33 p.m.: UN calls for international help to raise $1 billion for Turkey
11:32 a.m.: Aid is slowly reaching the areas devastated by the earthquakes. According to the latest update from the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office, “Since February 9, more than 100 trucks loaded with UN aid materials have transited north-west Syria.”
10.41 a.m .: “Since our appeal for donations last Monday, we have collected around 4.2 million euros, which is still a very large sum, even if the need is immense.”
Speaking on franceinfo this morning, Karine Meaux hailed the “extraordinary solidarity” following the earthquakes that killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria. “These donations primarily benefit local associations.”
8:32 a.m .: The number of victims in Turkey and Syria continues to rise after the severe earthquakes. Nurses perform surgeries at the hospital in Afrin, northwestern Syria. “I will never forget what we just experienced,” says a doctor, still in shock. I’ve never seen so many injured.” Report on site.
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