Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023 Archives

One Year after the Earthquake in Turkey. We could not Survive without Caritas Help and our Neighbours’ Solidarity

5/02/2024 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria by daniele piccini

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the southeast of Turkey on February 6th, 2023, changed many people’s lives, including Kamile’s. She used to live in Ovakent and had just finished secondary school. Now, she lives with her family and wants to marry but cannot yet due to economic problems. «When the earthquake destroyed our ...

One Year after the Earthquake in Syria. Caritas was the First Light of Hope after the Disaster

5/02/2024 Earthquake, Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023, Emergencies in Syria, Syria, Turkey by daniele piccini

Yasmine Halalish lives in Aleppo with her husband, Fathi Moustafa, as the stepmother of three children: Raneem, who needs special health care, Tasneem and Mouhammad Moustafa. Their birth mother died. Please tell me about the time after the earthquake. Did you receive any aid? «We did receive aid from Caritas Syria: canned food, hygiene kits ...

CARITAS ASSESSING NEEDS ON THE GROUND IN TURKEY AND SYRIA TO COORDINATE EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

24/02/2023 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023 by daniele piccini

With the death toll now reaching over 42,000 in Turkey and around 1,400 in Syria, the Caritas network is assessing the needs on the ground, in order to coordinate efforts to better help those displaced by the strong earthquakes and aftershocks that struck the region this February. “We need to be very careful about what ...

GLOBAL CARITAS NETWORK JOINS FORCES TO SUPPORT SYRIAN AND TURKISH PEOPLE

13/02/2023 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023 by Claudia Lombardi

Death and injury tolls continues to rise as the search continues for missing loved ones in Syria and Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey on Monday (February 6), followed by 100 aftershocks throughout the week, also impacting the population in neighbouring Syria. Consequently, thousands of people in both countries are exposed to winter conditions and ...

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Caritas network launches first phase of aid

7/02/2023 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023, Press Release by daniele piccini

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has struck north-west Syria and Turkey has left thousands of people without shelter, food and fuel. Caritas in Turkey and Caritas Syria were proving assistance from the very beginning and Caritas Internationalis Confederation is supporting and coordinating their efforts to assess the needs and deliver assistance to those affected by this ...