Turkey-Syria earthquake

The word earthquake shakes my heart. Images and videos of people standing in front of collapsed buildings calling out to their loved ones before they run out of oxygen and hope

Death toll in Turkey and Syria passes 43,000 as funeral prayers held across Muslim world

More than a million buildings may have to be restored in what could be the country’s biggest reconstruction effort in 100 years

Millions in need of humanitarian aid as combined death toll in Turkey and Syria passes 42,000

Two women and three children rescued as combined death toll in two countries climbs to more than 41,000

Some charity workers remain unaccounted for as online book of condolence is opened for deceased

Irish aid agency chief says a small number of staff in the regions have not yet been accounted for

Quake has worsened a dire situation in northwest region after a decade of war and a cholera outbreak

Syrians in rebel-held areas are left to fend for themselves as earthquake relief fails to materialise

Focus of aid effort shifts to helping people without shelter as earthquake death toll rises to more than 37,000

Initial reports had said footballer had been rescued from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the disaster

More than 33,000 people killed as chances of finding more survivors growing more remote

Engin Calar, who runs a shop in Carrickfergus, says his friends are still trapped under the rubble

German rescue groups suspend operations in Turkey due to security issues and reports of fighting

Erdogan could use state of emergency to strengthen grip of his unpopular regime, while Russia will work with Assad to prolong the suffering of Syria’s victims

Death toll in Turkey exceeds 17,600 mark, making it the deadliest earthquake there in more than 80 years

Those who survived are assisting in efforts to locate others, deputy CEO said

With thousands dead and many more left homeless in Turkey and Syria, people struggle to unearth victims, bury the dead and provide for survivors

The death toll continues to rise after Monday’s early morning earthquake and series of aftershocks

Medical provisions, baby foods and clothing to be sent, with €3,000 raised in first hour of appeal

In Kahramanmaras and Pazarcik, rescuers comb the rubble, often finding only body parts

War-torn country is in far weaker position than Turkey to deal with aftermath of disaster

Washington says it will not provide earthquake relief services directly to Assad regime due to ongoing civil war

Families grapple with grief, anger and despondency as they wait for news of loved ones caught up in the massive Turkish and Syrian earthquake

The scale of devastation following Monday's earthquake is enormous - international aid on a massive scale needs to flow and cannot be hindered by politics - either local of international

East Anatolian fault zone has been relatively quiet over the past century but has caused several devastating earthquakes in the more distant past

Group of Cork students and staff who had been due to travel to disaster area are ‘all fine’, school reports

Earthquake strikes Turkey and northwest Syria