Earthquake death toll tops 35,000
The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are now among the deadliest this century. Officials say the confirmed death toll has risen to more than 35,000 people. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are now among the deadliest this century. Officials say the confirmed death toll has risen to more than 35,000 people. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
"The temptation is to give blankets and teddy bears and strollers and goods," Power said. "But actually what the organizations on the ground most need is money."
First on "CBS Mornings," USAID Administrator Samantha Power discusses the latest on the emergency response effort in Turkey and Syria.
Monday marks one week since devastating earthquakes struck in Turkey and Syria. The death toll has now reached 33,000, as desperate rescue operations continue. Turkish authorities have started arresting property developers and have issued warrants for over 100 more. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake and a powerful aftershock earlier this week caused thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Getty photographers captured the heartbreaking scenes of devastation and despair.
Turkish officials have detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods.
Despite a mounting death toll, rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria are miraculously uncovering survivors nearly a week after devastating earthquakes in the region. Imtiaz Tyab has the details.
The death toll has reached 24,000 people, with many more injured and millions displaced.
The sun has set on the fifth day since the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and while survivors are still being uncovered, hope is fading quickly. The death toll has climbed to more than 24,000. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Adiyaman, Turkey, where rescuers are working around the clock.
Small miracles are taking place as rescue teams find signs of life days after victims were buried in the rubble from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Chris Livesay reports.
She will be cared for by her father's uncle, whose household of 11 is living in a tent after their home was also destroyed in the earthquakes.
Four days after disastrous earthquakes hit Turkey, rescuers were finally able to save a 10-day-old infant and his mother — 90 hours after their building collapsed on top of them.
More than 22,000 people have been confirmed dead after a massive earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Rescue workers are racing to find more survivors in the rubble. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio discussed how conditions on the ground could lead to a second humanitarian disaster.
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Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory show the scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria.
When she was rescued, baby Aya was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord, and none of her immediate family survived.
Rescue crews are working around the clock in hopes of finding survivors in both Turkey and Syria after this week's deadly earthquakes. Dr. Julie Varughese, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Americares, joins CBS News to discuss her organization's efforts to provide aid to those affected by the devastating earthquake.
The 10-day-old baby didn't cry as rescue workers pulled him from under the wreckage of his collapsed building.
The death toll in the Turkey-Syria border region keeps rising and frigid temperatures aren't helping survivors clinging to life under rubble or coping out in the open.
Turkey and Syria are reeling from the devastating earthquakes which have killed thousands of people. Humanitarian groups warn the earthquakes could worsen a crisis both countries were already facing prior to the earthquakes. Andrew Tabler, a Martin J. Gross senior fellow at the Washington Institute, and the former National Security Council director for Syria, joined CBS News to discuss how the complicated politics in the region is becoming an obstacle to help those impacted by the earthquakes.
The death toll is continuing to rise after a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Rescuers were racing to save a 17-year-old girl who was able to send a text message from beneath the rubble that she was alive. Chris Livesay has the latest.
USAID announced it is allocating $85 million for disaster relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with USAID deputy director Isobel Coleman about how the money will be used.
The U.S. State Department confirms three Americans are among the thousands of people dead in Monday's devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Meanwhile, more help is reaching the region. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett with the latest on the disaster response.
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The desperate search for survivors after Monday's devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey is in its fourth day. Meanwhile, concerns are growing for survivors who are in need of basic necessities like food, clean water and shelter. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with UNICEF's Syria representative Angela Kearney about the humanitarian relief efforts.
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