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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Turkey Begins To Rebuild Homes For 1.5 Million Left Homeless By Quakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000.
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5.3 Million In Syria May Be Homeless After Devastating Earthquake
Up to 5.3 million people in Syria may have been made homeless by the devastating earthquake which rocked the region this week, a United Nations official said on Friday.
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Homeless Froze To Death After Buildings Fell Like Cards In Turkey
Buildings fell like packs of cards and many people, rendered homeless by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks in Turkey, died due to freezing temperatures, an anguished Kubra Halici said from Istanbul.
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More Than 70,000 Homeless After Deadly Lombok Earthquake In Indonesia
More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and lacking food, medicine and clean water, authorities said Wednesday.
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Number Of Dead Rises Above 450 After Earthquake Strikes Iran And Iraq
Thousands of homeless Iranians huddled against the cold late on Monday, a day after at least 450 people were killed in Iran's deadliest earthquake in more than a decade, state TV said.
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Architects Seek Plastic Bottles To Build Shelters For Mexico Quake Homeless
Tens of thousands of empty plastic bottles could be filled with rubble and earth to build quake-resistant emergency shelters for people made homeless in Mexico's recent tremors, said architects who are urging people to donate bottles.
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At Least 43,000 Homeless After Aceh Earthquake In Indonesia
At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
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Italy Earthquake Triple Punch Leaves Thousands Homeless
Italian authorities said on Monday they were taking care of more than 15,000 people left homeless by the country's most powerful earthquake in nearly 40 years.
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Nepal Earthquake Survivors Fight Freezing Temperatures
Nine months after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, thousands of survivors are now fighting sub-zero temperatures in flimsy temporary shelters, awaiting government help to rebuild their homes.
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At Least 22 Earthquake Survivors Die Of Cold In Nepal
At least 22 earthquake survivors have died in Nepal and thousands other have fallen sick in various districts of the Himalayan nation due to the harsh winter chill.
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Iran quake toll rises to 250, several left homeless
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Iran has risen to 250, Iranian state television said on Sunday, while over 2,000 were injured and thousands spent the night outdoors after the quake levelled villages and damaged homes in the country's north-west.
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Turkey quake death toll rises to 523
Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 523. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management said 1,650 people were injured and 185 were rescued from the rubble.
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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Turkey Begins To Rebuild Homes For 1.5 Million Left Homeless By Quakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000.
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5.3 Million In Syria May Be Homeless After Devastating Earthquake
Up to 5.3 million people in Syria may have been made homeless by the devastating earthquake which rocked the region this week, a United Nations official said on Friday.
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Homeless Froze To Death After Buildings Fell Like Cards In Turkey
Buildings fell like packs of cards and many people, rendered homeless by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks in Turkey, died due to freezing temperatures, an anguished Kubra Halici said from Istanbul.
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More Than 70,000 Homeless After Deadly Lombok Earthquake In Indonesia
More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and lacking food, medicine and clean water, authorities said Wednesday.
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Number Of Dead Rises Above 450 After Earthquake Strikes Iran And Iraq
Thousands of homeless Iranians huddled against the cold late on Monday, a day after at least 450 people were killed in Iran's deadliest earthquake in more than a decade, state TV said.
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Architects Seek Plastic Bottles To Build Shelters For Mexico Quake Homeless
Tens of thousands of empty plastic bottles could be filled with rubble and earth to build quake-resistant emergency shelters for people made homeless in Mexico's recent tremors, said architects who are urging people to donate bottles.
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At Least 43,000 Homeless After Aceh Earthquake In Indonesia
At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
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Italy Earthquake Triple Punch Leaves Thousands Homeless
Italian authorities said on Monday they were taking care of more than 15,000 people left homeless by the country's most powerful earthquake in nearly 40 years.
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Nepal Earthquake Survivors Fight Freezing Temperatures
Nine months after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, thousands of survivors are now fighting sub-zero temperatures in flimsy temporary shelters, awaiting government help to rebuild their homes.
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At Least 22 Earthquake Survivors Die Of Cold In Nepal
At least 22 earthquake survivors have died in Nepal and thousands other have fallen sick in various districts of the Himalayan nation due to the harsh winter chill.
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Iran quake toll rises to 250, several left homeless
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Iran has risen to 250, Iranian state television said on Sunday, while over 2,000 were injured and thousands spent the night outdoors after the quake levelled villages and damaged homes in the country's north-west.
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Turkey quake death toll rises to 523
Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 523. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management said 1,650 people were injured and 185 were rescued from the rubble.
