Baby pulled out alive from earthquake rubble after a week

Baby pulled out alive from earthquake rubble after a week

A seven-month-old boy has been rescued from the wreckage by a search team in the southern Turkish province of Hatay.

  • byAbbie Cheeseman

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Babies and children pulled from earthquake rubble after nearly a week
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Babies and children pulled from earthquake rubble after nearly a week

A seven-month-old was rescued on Sunday (Turkish time). A 13-year-old and a 10-day-old were also pulled from rubble by rescuers over the weekend.

Turkey government detains building contractors as quake death toll passes 33,000

Turkey government detains building contractors as quake death toll passes 33,000

Residents have expressed outrage at what they said were corrupt builders who cut corners to fatten their profits. “The concrete is like sand,” said one man. “It was built too quickly.”

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Time is running out for quake victims,but 7 million children can still use our help

Time is running out for quake victims,but 7 million children can still use our help

Most urgently,we need to get funds to the local organisations in Syria and Turkey that are – and always have been – leading on the frontline.

  • byMat Tinkler
For Turks and Syrians abroad,the quest to help is filled with anguish

For Turks and Syrians abroad,the quest to help is filled with anguish

Much of the grass roots efforts in the US are being driven by Turkish and Syrian communities who still maintain close ties to their homeland.

  • byReis Thebault,Arelis R. Hernández andAnnie Gowen
Melbourne grandfather Suat Bayram killed in Turkey earthquake

Melbourne grandfather Suat Bayram killed in Turkey earthquake

The Greenvale man is among three Australians reported killed in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes that have killed more than 24,000 people.

  • byCaroline Schelle
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‘Let the pain out’:Melbourne mourns,prays for earthquake victims

‘Let the pain out’:Melbourne mourns,prays for earthquake victims

Thousands came together across Melbourne on Friday to grieve and show solidarity for victims of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

  • byCarla Jaeger andCaroline Schelle
Quake death toll rises past 20,000,but rescues bring hope 94 hours after strike

Quake death toll rises past 20,000,but rescues bring hope 94 hours after strike

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  • byUmit Bektas,Mehmet Caliskan andKhalil Ashawi
Great uncle will adopt Syrian quake baby ‘thousands’ wanted to take in

Great uncle will adopt Syrian quake baby ‘thousands’ wanted to take in

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  • byAbby Sewell andKareem Chehayeb
Turkey and Syria’s earthquake survivors don’t want our blankets and medicines

Turkey and Syria’s earthquake survivors don’t want our blankets and medicines

Australians should give money,not tie up aid channels with potentially unwanted goods,a senior aid worker says.

  • byAlan McLean
‘Will we see better days?’ Foreign rescuers arrive but quake survivors still struggle for aid

‘Will we see better days?’ Foreign rescuers arrive but quake survivors still struggle for aid

Anger over the Turkish government response is still raw with crowds demanding to know why flattened buildings aren’t being searched for survivors.

  • byKareem Fahim andZeynep Karatas