Displaced Children are seen in the quake-hit city of Adiyaman, Türkiye, on Feb. 20, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)An inspection of the quake-damaged buildings found that at least 412,000 housing
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Death toll in Türkiye exceeds 40,000 after earthquakes
People walk past a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Türkiye, Feb. 18, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)ANKARA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — The death toll from two major earthquakes that struck southeastern
Earthquake survivor from China\’s Sichuan saving lives in quake-hit Türkiye
Members from the Chinese Rescue Team of Ramunion conduct rescue work in Belen, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Rescue Team of Ramunion/Handout via Xinhua)CHENGDU, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — When a 7.0-magnitude eart
Fresh Chinese humanitarian aid reaches quake-hit Syria
A batch of humanitarian aid from China arrives at Damascus international airport in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)DAMASCUS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua)– A plan
2nd aid plane from China arrives in quake-hit Syria to provide emergency supplies
Relief aid from China is unloaded at Damascus international airport in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 13, 2023. A second batch of relief aid from the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) arrived in Syria by pl
Grief, pain grip Gazan families losing loved ones in Türkiye-Syria earthquakes
Members of a Palestinian victim\’s family mourn their relative\’s death in the earthquake of Türkiye, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinh
Chinese rescuers spare no effort to save lives in quake-hit Türkiye
A member from the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, participates in rescue operation in Malatya, Türkiye, Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — In
Sanctions removal contradicts U.S. previous claims of not targeting humanitarian effort — experts
DAMASCUS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria in the wake of international condemnation contradicts what it has claimed, namely that the sanctions did not target humanitar
Olympic Movement to donate 1 mln USD to Türkiye, Syria
GENEVA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) will donate one
Georgia to deliver medicine, food in aid to Türkiye quake survivors
TBILISI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The Georgian government said on Friday it has allocated 1 million Gel (374,000 U.S. dollars) from its reserve fund to deliver medicine, medical equipment, food and other n