UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie E)UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Chinese rescue teams assisting quake-hit areas in Türkiye
Devastating earthquakes that recently took place in southern Türkiye and near-border regions in Syria have killed and injured lots of people in the two countries and leveled buildings.The Chinese gove
Kyrgyzstan sends more rescuers, aid to Türkiye
BISHKEK, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Kyrgyzstan flew another 80 rescuers to Türkiye to aid earthquake victims, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Monday.Humanitarian aid comprised of 78 y
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
Syrian president urges quick aid delivery across quake-hit Syria
DAMASCUS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday urged immediate delivery of relief aid to all areas in Syria struck by earthquakes on Feb. 6, the state news agency SANA report
Death toll tops 31,000 one week after Türkiye\’s quakes
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team perform a rescue task in a quake-stricken area in Antakya of Hatay province in southern Trkiye, Feb. 12, 2023. Chinese rescuers have successfully saved six
Facts about Türkiye, Syria quake: Death toll tops 33,000, int\’l aid continues
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows a scene after the earthquake in Antakya, Hatay Province, Trkiye. The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Trkiye and Syria on Feb. 6 has clim
WHO chief visits quake-hit northern Syria with aid
ALEPPO, Syria, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the quake-hit Aleppo city in northern Syria on Saturday, raising hope for more emergency aid to reach Syria i
Chinese aid plane arrives in quake-hit Syria with medical supplies
Medical supplies donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) are unloaded in Damascus, capital of Syria, Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)DAMASCUS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — A plane car
Death toll surpasses 14,000 in Türkiye as rescuers race against clock to save survivors
Rescuers carry out rescue operation with rescue dogs in Adiyaman, Trkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. The death toll from Monday\’s devastating earthquakes in Trkiye and Syria has surpassed 17,000, according to late