Filipino worker rescued after 60 hours under Turkey quake rubble

Villamor Visaya Jr. 02/12/2023

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Philippines — For the family of 33-year-old overseas Filipino worker Julieva Benlingan, her rescue after 60 hours under tons of rubble from an earthquake-devastated apartment building in Hatay, Turkey, was the answer to their…

Children plucked from ruins days after Turkey-Syria quake, but death tolls tops 22,000

Reuters 02/11/2023

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria -Rescue crews saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped in ruins of a building in Turkey on Friday and dug several people from other sites as President Tayyip Erdogan said authorities should have…

WATCH: Filipina recalls horror of deadly earthquake in Turkey | INQStories

Inquirer.net 02/09/2023

When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck, Caroline Cengiz, a Filipina who has been living in Turkey for 5 years, thought she will not even make it out of their building in Antakya. “Noong paglabas namin ng pinto,…

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Agence France Presse 02/09/2023

ANTAKYA — Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death…

PH rescue team lands in earthquake-battered Turkey — OCD

John Eric Mendoza 02/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The 83-man Philippine rescue team has already arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced. OCD Joint Information Center head Diego Agustin Mariano said the plane landed at 12:08…

Turkish fiancé grieves for bride that will never be

Reuters 02/09/2023

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Yunus Emre Kaya and his fiancé Gulcin were planning a life together before Monday’s devastating earthquake shattered their dreams. Two days later, Kaya said a final farewell to his fiancé, unzipping a black bodybag…

The man who survived the Turkey earthquake, and his family who didn’t

Reuters 02/09/2023

HATAY, Turkey — Peering out from under a large slab of concrete and brick, Abdulalim Muaini gestures weakly at his rescuers. It has been over two days since a massive earthquake brought his home in Hatay, Turkey,…

Turkish leader admits ‘shortcomings’ as quake toll tops 15,000

Agence France Presse 02/09/2023

ANTAKYA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The sprawling scale of the disaster…

2 Filipinos hurt in Turkey after massive earthquake — DFA

Daniza Fernandez 02/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinos in Turkey were hurt following the massive earthquake that jolted the foreign nation. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued the remark on Tuesday evening, noting that the individuals are currently fine.…

Syria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble

Agence France Presse 02/08/2023

JINDAYRIS, Syria — Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday’s massive…

Death toll passes 5,000 as rescue work moves slowly

Reuters 02/07/2023

  ANTAKYA, Turkey — Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose past 5,000 on Tuesday, with despair mounting and the scale…

Major earthquake kills 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors

Reuters 02/07/2023

KAHRAMANMARAS – A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering…

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