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Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023: More than 56,000 people were kileld and hundreds of thousands displaced.

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Aerial view of destroyed buildings in Antakya

Life amid the rubble: 1 year after Turkey earthquakes

Life amid the rubble: 1 year after Turkey earthquakes

DW returns to one of Turkey's worst-hit areas and explores how communities there are grappling with the aftermath.
CatastropheFebruary 5, 202404:07 min
A young man carries pictures of his family that he extracted from the rubble of his destroyed house

Syria earthquake: A year on, 'situation is devastating'

Syria earthquake: A year on, 'situation is devastating'

A year after the major earthquake, Syrians continue to suffer while President Assad has returned to the political stage.
PoliticsFebruary 5, 2024
Child in Bettin Camp is seen in front of a tent in Idlib, Syria on January 20, 2024.

Syria's nightmare continues 1 year after deadly earthquakes

Syria's nightmare continues 1 year after deadly earthquakes

As Syria marks a year since the 7.8 magnitude quake, many survivors are still living in makeshift camps.
CatastropheFebruary 5, 202402:47 min
Türkei | Viele Erdbebenopfer fühlen sich allein gelassen

Turkey: Earthquake victims in despair

Turkey: Earthquake victims in despair

After the devastating earthquake in Turkey a year ago, many are still living in emergency shelters.
SocietyFebruary 2, 202405:57 min
A huge cloud of dust covers the face of the earthquake-hit city of Hatay in southern Turkey

DW exclusive: Asbestos lurks in Turkey's earthquake zone

DW exclusive: Asbestos lurks in Turkey's earthquake zone

An exclusive DW investigation has uncovered asbestos dangers in Turkey's quake aftermath.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 26, 2023
Türkei | Erdbebenregion - Asbest in Hatay

'Hundreds of thousands' endangered by Turkey's quake rubble

'Hundreds of thousands' endangered by Turkey's quake rubble

Exposure to even low levels of asbestos can lead to lung cancer. A health crisis looms in the Hatay region.
CatastropheSeptember 25, 202303:19 min
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A man stands on a pile of rubble while a bulldozer digs through the rubble

Turkey's earthquake victims battle homelessness, dust

Thousands still live among toxic dust in containers and tent cities in Hatay, six months after deadly earthquakes.
CatastropheSeptember 1, 202305:13 min
Two children walk down a street amidst collapsed buildings.

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Living in the rubble, 6 months on

Half a year after the massive earthquakes, there are still massive problems from sanitation to housing and clean water.
CatastropheAugust 5, 2023
Destroyed houses in Antakya

Turks in Germany: Earthquake destroys retirement plans

For many people of Turkish origin in Germany, hopes for comfort in old age has been destroyed by the earthquakes.
SocietyApril 3, 2023
A man carries the dead body of a person who died under the rubble in the earthquake in Idlib, Syria.

Syria: Will the UN investigate its earthquake aid delays?

Syrian activists and a UN commission demand an investigation into aid delays following the February earthquakes.
PoliticsMarch 24, 2023
A syrian woman holds her baby in a queue in Cilvegozu, a turkish border with Syria.

Syria: What next for earthquake victims who returned home?

Left with no choice, thousands of Syrians living in earthquake-hit parts of Turkey are returning to war-ravaged Syria.
PoliticsFebruary 22, 2023
A man in Iskenderun, Turkey watches an excavator working in a destroyed building

Turkey-Syria earthquake: How can cities build up resilience?

As Turkey and Syria rebuild, they can look to other earthquake-prone regions and make their buildings more resilient.
CatastropheFebruary 22, 2023
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