This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-republicans-override-democrat-governors-veto-on-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina GOP Overrides Democrat Abortion Ban Veto </a>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> Republicans voted to override Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roy-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Cooper</a>’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, using their supermajority to put the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pro-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-life measure</a> into law.
The law bans abortions after the first trimester with exceptions for rape or incest until 20 weeks and fetal abnormalities until 24 weeks. The override required all Republicans in the state House, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pushed-me-out-north-carolina-democrat-defects-hands-gop-veto-proof-control-of-legislature" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently defected Democrat</a>, to vote together. The governor had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-heads-toward-veto-showdown-over-abortion-limits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hoped to flip Republicans</a> on the edge of the issue, arguing that it would lead “to harm for pregnant women and their families,” but was unable to do so. The House voted 72-48 to implement the abortion ban.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/philadelphia-democratic-mayoral-primary-winner-hospitalized-misses-victory-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philly Democratic Mayoral Nominee Hospitalized</a>
Cherelle Parker, who on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia’s upcoming mayoral election, was hospitalized later that same day, causing her to miss her victory celebration.
50-year-old Cherelle Parker, who campaigned largely on addressing the city’s recent crime wave, won the Democratic primary with 33% of the vote, defeating former city comptroller Rebecca Rhynhart and progressive candidate Helen Gym. Shortly after her victory, Parker was hospitalized after what her campaign described as “a recent dental issue that required immediate medical attention.” Parker will take on Republican David Oh in the November 7 general election.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fox-news-replaces-its-entire-primetime-lineup-names-3-new-shows-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is This Fox News&#8217; New Prime Time Line Up?</a>
Cable networks Fox News and CNN are both making changes to their primetime lineup. The Drudge Report reported today that Sean Hannity will take over Fox’s 8 p.m. time slot left open by the firing of Tucker Carlson. That same report states that Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfield will also be shifting into primetime. However, Fox News denied the reporting, issuing a statement saying, &#8220;&#8230;no decision has been made on a new prime-time lineup.” Meanwhile, CNN did announce that Kaitlan Collins — who moderated the recent Donald Trump town hall — will take the helm at the network’s 9:00 p.m. show, which had belonged to Chris Cuomo and then Don Lemon.
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/last-ship-leave-ukraine-fate-black-sea-grain-deal-russias-hands-2023-05-17/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine Grain Deal</a>
The governments of Ukraine and Turkey announced an extension of the deal which allows Ukrainian grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. Turkey’s president told the media that the deal would be extended for 60 days. The original deal was set to expire this Thursday, and the extension was brokered by the United Nations. Here’s UN World Programme Director Cindy McCain, wife of the late U.S. Senator John McCain, speaking to the importance of the agreement:
<blockquote>Yes, they must renew the deal. … Ukraine used to be pretty much the breadbasket of Europe. And now that&#8217;s not happening. And the grain, we need to get the grain out because it&#8217;s affecting other countries.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elizabeth-holmes-must-report-to-prison-pay-452-million-in-restitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Holmes Must Report To Prison, Pay $452 Million In Restitution</a>
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ bid to remain out of prison while she appeals the convictions against her.
Holmes, the founder and CEO of failed blood-testing company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/theranos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Theranos</a>, will have to report to prison, leaving behind her current partner and her two young children, both of whom she had after being charged with fraud. According to AP, a date has not been set for when Holmes will have to report to prison. The decision comes nearly three weeks after Holmes’ legal team successfully delayed her sentence from her original start date of April 27.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elizabeth-holmes-must-report-to-prison-pay-452-million-in-restitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry And Meghan Involved In Car Chase?</a>
And, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, along with Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, claim that they were involved in a car chase with paparazzi for over two hours Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the family described the incident as “near catastrophic” and that it happened following an event in New York City where Markle received a “Woman of Vision” award. The spokesperson also said it was a “relentless pursuit” that “resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians, and two NYPD officers.”
The New York Police Department stated that there were no collisions, injuries, or arrests made. The couple’s cab driver who was interviewed by the Washington Post stated, “I don’t think I would call it a ‘chase.’ I never felt like I was in danger.”
Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana, died in a car wreck in 1997 in Paris, France. Some, including Harry, have <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/william-and-harry-on-dianas-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blamed</a> the wreck on the paparazzi.
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Wednesday Afternoon Update: North Carolina GOP Overrides Abortion Ban Veto, Ukraine Grain Deal Extended, Fox News’ New Primetime Line Up?

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Russian and Ukrainian diplomats tussled over the flag of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Community in Ankara, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/turkey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turkey</a>, on Thursday.
A representative from Ukraine was posing for a photograph while holding the flag when a representative from Russia walked over, ripped the flag away, and walked toward an exit. The Ukrainian member chased him, throwing several punches at the Russian’s head before taking the flag back.
Bystanders rushed in to pull the men apart and keep them separated.
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🥊 In Ankara 🇹🇷, during the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Community, the representative of Russia 🇷🇺 tore the flag of Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the hands of a 🇺🇦 Member of Parliament.
The 🇺🇦 MP then punched the Russian in the face. <a href="https://t.co/zUM8oK4IyN">pic.twitter.com/zUM8oK4IyN</a>
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation was <a href="https://www.bundestag.de/en/europe/international/interparl_orga/pabsec/pabsec-198038" target="_blank" rel="noopener">founded</a> in 1993 to foster cooperation and closer economic ties between countries in the region. Russia and Ukraine were two of the founding members along with Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, and Turkey. The group has since expanded to include Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year strained those relationships, according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/04/ukraine-russia-black-sea-delegates-fight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Telegraph</a>.
At an event and during remarks from a Russian diplomat, some of Ukraine’s delegation rushed into the room shouting and waving a Ukrainian flag. The Ukrainians protested another time when a member of the Russian delegation addressed the assembly while wearing a St George’s ribbon, which the Ukrainians saw as a symbol of Russian aggression.
The Ukrainians were so enraged that they pushed away security personnel who stepped in to quiet the conference. The speaker of the Turkish parliament, Mustafa Sentop, ejected the Ukrainians and instructed delegates to protest orally.
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“There is nothing wrong with this. If attempts are made to hold actions, the site of today&#8217;s meeting will cease to be a parliamentary event and turn into a street movement,” he said.
The tensions at the assembly come on the heels of Russia accusing Ukraine and the U.S. of collaborating on an attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin by sending two drones to the Kremlin. Moscow reported shooting down two drones that flew over the Kremlin earlier this week, causing them to crash into the building. The Kremlin said that the incident did not harm any people or property.
The U.S. and Ukraine have both <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kyiv-only-does-what-it-is-told-to-do-russia-says-u-s-behind-alleged-kremlin-drone-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a> any involvement in the alleged incident.
“Mr. Peskov is lying, obviously. It’s a ludicrous claim. The United States had nothing to do with this. We don’t even know exactly what happened here,” U.S. national security spokesman John Kirby told CNN Thursday morning, referring to a Kremlin spokesman. “I can assure you the United States had no role in it whatsoever.”
“We neither encourage nor enable Ukraine to strike outside Ukraine’s borders,” he added.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/finland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finland</a> is expected to officially join <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nato" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NATO</a> in the coming days as tensions between Europe and Russia remain high over the war in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>. 
Finland&#8217;s entrance into the intergovernmental military organization comes after Turkey became the final NATO member to approve the Nordic country’s application for membership, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/finland-moves-to-join-nato-despite-russian-warnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was first filed</a> in May 2022. 
“Finland will formally join our Alliance in the coming days. Their membership will make Finland safer and NATO stronger. I look forward to also welcoming Sweden as a full member of the NATO family as soon as possible,” <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinSanna" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general. 
The move, which was opposed by Russia, comes as Sweden is also attempting to join the alliance, which has vigorously opposed Russia during its war with Ukraine. 
“NATO membership will strengthen Finland’s security and improve stability and security in the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe,” Finland’s government <a href="https://twitter.com/FinGovernment/status/1641549957864857601" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after Turkey approved their membership. 
Turkey had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/31/finland-to-formally-join-nato-within-days-nato-announces" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voiced</a> objections to Finland’s support for certain Kurdish groups which it opposes. Those concerns were apparently rectified before Turkey voted to accept Finland. 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been supportive of allowing both Finland and Sweden into the organization. “Both countries have taken significant, concrete actions to fulfill their commitments, including those related to the security concerns on the part of our ally, Turkey,” he <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-finland-government-united-states-sweden-d15bd339dd4c5a01dd8dcba23ba1efe0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in December. “As their membership process continues, the United States is fully committed to Finland and Sweden’s accession.”
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sanna-marin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sanna Marin</a> first announced their intent to join NATO nearly a year ago at a joint news conference in Helsinki. The long-neutral nation shares an 830-mile-long border with Russia, which has spooked neighboring nations with its attack on Ukraine.
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NATO was founded in 1949 to counter the threat from the Soviet Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin has complained that it is encroaching on his country and blamed Ukraine’s desire to join as one of the reasons for the ongoing invasion. The last country to join was North Macedonia in 2020. 
According to NATO stipulations, an attack on one is an attack on all, meaning that all member countries are obligated to get involved when one is attacked. 
Stoltenberg <a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213124.htm?selectedLocale=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently said</a> that he believes that NATO members need to increase military production of weapons and ammunition to sustain “support for Ukraine.”

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The devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week brought death to more than 40,000 people – a number that continues to rise – and homelessness to at least a million. Rescue and recovery efforts, while hampered by weather and logistical issues, have been ongoing. The United States, European Union, Red Cross, and numerous other countries and organizations have <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-syria-government-turkey-medical-technology-730fb5689d8c92863cdcb8affbd39d2d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> aid, rescue teams, food, shelter, and other forms of assistance to the region.
The earthquakes also caused severe damage and destruction to roads, buildings, and important historical sites. Among those sites was a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman-era fortress called the Gaziantep Castle, regarded as “one of the most beautiful examples of surviving castles in Turkey.”
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The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck last Monday could be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener">felt</a> as far as Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt. The quake&#8217;s epicenter was in the southern part of the country, in the Gaziantep province, about 75 miles north of Aleppo, Syria. Nine hours later, another massive quake registering a magnitude of 7.5 struck <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/07/earthquake-turkey-syria-causes-damage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about</a> 60 miles north of the first. As the name suggests, the Gaziantep province – the epicenter – is home to the Gaziantep Castle.
As one of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/world/middleeast/earthquake-turkey-syria-toll-aid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadliest</a> natural disasters this century, the earthquake caused severe damage and partial destruction to the Gaziantep Castle. Sections of the ancient castle’s iron railings and stone walls have collapsed, and large cracks have been observed in some bastions, according to a <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/depremde-tarihi-gaziantep-kalesi-de-hasar-gordu/2807373" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by the state-run Anadolu Agency. The retaining wall has also collapsed. Much of the damage, which came from the south, southeast, and eastern parts of the castle, caused debris to be scattered on the sidewalks and streets below the hilltop the castle is perched on. Before and after pictures paint a dark picture of the state of the historic site.
<div id="attachment_502244" style="width: 778px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-502244" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-502244" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246837159-768x576.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1246837159-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1246837159-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1246837159-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1246837159.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />Mehmet Akif Parlak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</div>
While there is no definitive account of when Gaziantep Castle was built, it was likely constructed during the second and third centuries to be used as a Roman watchtower.. Though the mound the castle is built on dates to the Chalcolithic period — also called the copper age — about 6,000 years ago, <a href="https://www.gaziantep.bel.tr/tr/tarihi-ve-kulturel-eserler/gaziantep-kalesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Gaziantep website. The site has also been <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/historic-sites-damaged-earthquakes-turkey-syria-unesco-rcna69341" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traced</a> back to the ancient Hittite Empire, where it was likely <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/06/1154806617/earthquake-turkey-historic-gaziantep-castle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">used</a> as an observation point.
It was Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527-565 A.D.) who greatly <a href="https://www.gaziantep.bel.tr/tr/tarihi-ve-kulturel-eserler/gaziantep-kalesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expanded</a> the castle in the sixth century A.D., though many repairs and overhauls have occurred since. During Justinian’s fortification, the structure took much of its current form of an irregular circular shape with towers and a surrounding moat. While today there are 12 towers, at one point there may have been up to 36, <a href="https://www.gaziantep.bel.tr/tr/tarihi-ve-kulturel-eserler/gaziantep-kalesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi’s travel book. Turkey’s General Directorate for Cultural Assets and Museums <a href="https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/Eklenti/92065,gaziantep-castlepdf.pdf?0#:~:text=The%20castle%20was%20first%20built,and%20the%20castle%20was%20expanded." target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> the castle’s perimeter is nearly 4,000 feet and has a diameter of about 330 feet. 
While the recent earthquakes caused great damage and destruction to the ancient castle, it had largely remained intact throughout the last 2,000 years, even in the face of conquest and battle, changing hands from empire to empire and dynasty to dynasty. 
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After the Roman Empire <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-earthquake-historic-gaziantep-castle-destroyed?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=Social_Traffic&amp;utm_content=ap_o1px63glh7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">split</a>, the Byzantines took control of Gaziantep. The reign of Justinian, who was emperor during the first major revitalization of the castle, brought great territorial expansion to the Byzantine empire, and his <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/just/hd_just.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">goal</a> was to return the empire to its ancient glory. Justinian was known for his prowess in architectural production, waging a campaign to remake the ancient capital Byzantium, <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/just/hd_just.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Met Museum. 
Being under the Christian control of the Byzantine empire, the castle then <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-earthquake-historic-gaziantep-castle-destroyed?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=Social_Traffic&amp;utm_content=ap_o1px63glh7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> to the Islamic hands of the Umayyad dynasty in 661 A.D.  After remaining in Islamic hands for the next 300 years, the Byzantines retook Gaziantep in 962. Just over 100 years later, the Seljuk Empire took control of the city. 
Following the Seljuk conquest, the city changed hands multiple times in a period of great uncertainty. Christian Crusaders captured the castle in 1098, and it <a href="https://www.castles.nl/gaziantep-castle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">became</a> part of the Crusader state County of Edessa. After the Crusaders, the city went to numerous groups before 1181, when the Ayyubid dynasty <a href="https://www.castles.nl/gaziantep-castle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> control. <a href="https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/Eklenti/92065,gaziantep-castlepdf.pdf?0#:~:text=The%20castle%20was%20first%20built,and%20the%20castle%20was%20expanded" target="_blank" rel="noopener">During</a> the time of the Ayybuids in the 13th century, Malmuks, Dulkadir Principality, and the Ottoman period the castle largely came to resemble what was seen prior to the quakes, according to the Turkish General Directorate for Cultural Assets and Museums. 
Control of Gaziantep flipped frequently between the Ilkhanate, <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Ilkhanate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">part</a> of the Mongol Empire, and the Mamluks leading up to the capture by the Ottoman Empire. The castle <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/06/1154806617/earthquake-turkey-historic-gaziantep-castle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a> much of its military significance when the Ottoman Empire took it in 1516. 
In recent years, the castle housed the Gaziantep Defense and Heroism Panoramic Museum, a popular tourist attraction. The site was included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/world/europe/gaziantep-castle-earthquake-damage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tentative</a> list. 
<div id="attachment_502253" style="width: 778px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-502253" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-502253" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1247076758-768x576.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1247076758-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1247076758-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1247076758-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/02/GettyImages-1247076758-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />The aerial photo taken on Feb. 10, 2023 shows Gaziantep Castle damaged in the devastating earthquakes in Gaziantep, Türkiye. Getty Images.</div>
Beginning in 2020, archeologists with the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Protection and Implementation Inspection Office began <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/gaziantep-castles-extensive-historical-tunnels-caves-unearthed/news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">studying</a> over half a mile of underground tunnels and caves to find the source of “fresh-brackish water” that had previously been an urban legend. Two years later, they found the tunnel exits. Additionally, crosses believed to be from the Romans were found throughout the tunnels, Daily Sabah <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/gaziantep-castles-extensive-historical-tunnels-caves-unearthed/news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a>. These new discoveries were set to be exhibited to the public sometime near the end of 2022. 
While the total cost of these earthquakes is still unclear, a <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/13/turkey-syria-reconstruction-costs-to-come-to-billions-of-dollars-world-bank-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the nongovernmental Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation estimates that quakes cost the Turkish economy $84.1 billion. And with Turkey and Syria being well-known for their ancient history, it’s clear that Gaziantep’s iconic castle was not the only major historical site damaged or destroyed. A UNESCO survey notes the organization is “<a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2521" target="_blank" rel="noopener">particularly concerned</a>” for Aleppo, Syria, which was <a href="https://www.apollo-magazine.com/art-news-earthquakes-turkey-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already</a> on the World Heritage in Danger list due to the ongoing Syrian civil war. The citadel in Aleppo has sustained significant damage, according to the organization. 
UNESCO also <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1488/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mentions</a> the “collapses of several buildings” at the Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape in Turkey, a fortified city and place of importance during various times in history, including the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. 
At least 1,700 buildings in ten cities in Turkey sustained damage, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gaziantep-castle-destroyed-turkey-earthquake/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. But even with the death toll <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2023/02/14/world/turkey-syria-earthquake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surpassing</a> 40,000 and severe destruction felt in the region, there are still <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/miracle-baby-newborn-found-alive-under-earthquake-rubble-with-umbilical-cord-still-attached-to-dead-mother" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hopeful stories</a> being reported of rescue – over a week since the disaster.

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More than 33,000 people are dead after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive earthquakes</a> rocked Turkey and Syria last week, according to the latest estimates.
Officials in Turkey reported 29,605 deaths as of Sunday afternoon, while the total in Syria stood at 3,553, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/turkey-detains-building-contractors-as-earthquake-deaths-rise-past-33000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">though the Associated Press</a> noted the numbers from government-held parts of the country have not been updated in days.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/earthquake-death-toll-triples-in-third-day-as-thousands-more-feared-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">numbers keep rising</a> as crews dig through the rubble of buildings that collapsed when 7.8-magnitude and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria early last week. Those who survived continue to face hardship, in part because of the need for food and shelter as temperatures drop below the freezing mark.
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▶️ Drone footage taken Feb. 11, 2023, shows the extent of the damage in Kahramanmaras. 
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Not all the news has been grim, as there have been reports showing that even days following the tremors, people are being found alive. Among these bright spots, <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1624760231820500992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC News</a>, was a mother and child being found rescued after more than 150 hours. Pets, too, have been saved.
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Rescue workers save various animals trapped under the rubble in Turkey after deadly earthquakes hit <a href="https://t.co/NaMcfHJlpj">pic.twitter.com/NaMcfHJlpj</a>
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A civil war in Syria that has lasted more than a decade and displaced millions of people has complicated the rescue situation.
United Nations Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said the world has &#8220;failed&#8221; the people in northwest Syria.
&#8220;They rightly feel abandoned,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/UNReliefChief/status/1624701773557469184" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he tweeted</a> from the Turkey-Syria border. &#8220;Looking for international help that hasn’t arrived. My duty and our obligation is to correct this failure as fast as we can. That’s my focus now.&#8221;
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Animated map of seismicity near Turkey quakes starting ~3am local time plotting Feb 6 M7.8 mainshock (pink), early aftershocks (orange), M7.5 aftershock to the north (tan), and subsequent aftershocks in the north (tan). Time vs. magnitude progression shown on bottom graph. <a href="https://t.co/TTa7qdZWzO">pic.twitter.com/TTa7qdZWzO</a>
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The region is situated on major fault lines and experiences frequent earthquakes, but the latest tremors are proving to be historic in terms of deaths and destruction.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declared seven days of national mourning, previously said his country had been shaken by its <a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/world/turkey-declares-seven-days-of-national-mourning-after-earthquakes-jolt-southern-provinces-1503152858.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;biggest disaster&#8221;</a> since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people. Facing rising criticism over the nation&#8217;s early response to the disaster, Erdogan also conceded <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/middleeast/turkey-earthquake-public-anger-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;shortcomings.&#8221;</a>
By Sunday, Turkish officials said they issued 113 arrest warrants in connection to buildings that collapsed, and 12 people, including contractors, have already been detained, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64615349" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the BBC</a>.
Assistance has been pouring in from around the world.
President Joe Biden said his administration authorized an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/06/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-earthquakes-impacting-turkiye-and-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;immediate&#8221; response.</a>
&#8220;The United Nations is fully committed to supporting the response. Our teams are on the ground assessing the needs and providing assistance,&#8221; United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133177" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a statement</a>.

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Syria-Turkey Death Toll Rises
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 20,000 people, that’s according to The New York Times today. More than 100,000 are now homeless as aftershocks continue, and at least three Americans are believed to have been killed. Three days in, the rescue efforts continue despite significant logistical barriers.
State Department Reveals Balloon Details
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The House passed a unanimous bipartisan resolution this morning condemning China for its &#8220;brazen violation of United States sovereignty.&#8221; The resolution also demands more information from the Biden administration about the incident.
Fetterman Hospitalized
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening and remained there overnight after feeling lightheaded at a Democrat Senate retreat. The development comes after Fetterman suffered a serious stroke while on the campaign trail last year, which raised concerns about his overall health. His team says there’s no evidence of a new stroke.
Another NJ Council Member Shot Dead
For the second time in a week, a local New Jersey GOP council member has been shot dead. Milford Borough Councilman Russell Heller was killed Wednesday, just seven days after Sayersville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was also shot. Authorities do not believe the two tragedies are related. Cops found the suspected shooter nearby, dead in his car from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound around three and a half hours after the slaying.
Southwest Airlines COO Apologizes For Holiday Chaos
Southwest Airlines COO Andrew Watterson apologized in remarks prepared for a Thursday hearing, saying that he and fellow executives “messed up” amid the company’s holiday travel meltdown. Southwest canceled some 16,700 flights between December 21 and December 31, even as severe winter weather subsided in the days after Christmas.
Burt Bacharach Dead At 94
Legendary composer Burt Bacharach, known for numerous hit songs such as &#8220;I Say a Little Prayer&#8221; and &#8220;Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” passed away Wednesday at the age of 94 in Los Angeles. A spokesperson said his death was due to natural causes.
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Thursday Afternoon Update: Syria-Turkey Death Toll Rises, Fetterman Hospitalized, Legendary Composer Dies At 94

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The death toll from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a massive earthquake</a> and its aftershocks in Turkey and Syria surpassed 11,600, according to estimates from officials on Wednesday, tripling the figure reported on Monday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when the disaster struck</a>.
Grim figures, including tens of thousands injured, keep rising as rescue crews continue to search through the rubble of collapsed buildings. The World Health Organization warned the number dead could exceed 20,000, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/07/first-thing-turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per The Guardian</a>.
“The first 72 hours are considered to be critical,” Steven Godby, a natural hazards expert at Nottingham Trent University in England, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-turkey-syria-earthquakes-8fc4e52f5f261edce7b05d0b06601d3a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the Associated Press</a>. “The survival ratio on average within 24 hours is 74%, after 72 hours it is 22% and by the fifth day it is 6%.”
The earthquake, an estimated magnitude 7.8 event that hit before dawn Monday, is being described as the world&#8217;s deadliest in more than a decade. The region is situated on major fault lines and experiences frequent earthquakes.
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Animated map of seismicity near Turkey quakes starting ~3am local time plotting Feb 6 M7.8 mainshock (pink), early aftershocks (orange), M7.5 aftershock to the north (tan), and subsequent aftershocks in the north (tan). Time vs. magnitude progression shown on bottom graph. <a href="https://t.co/TTa7qdZWzO">pic.twitter.com/TTa7qdZWzO</a>
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declared seven days of national mourning, said his country was shaken by its <a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/world/turkey-declares-seven-days-of-national-mourning-after-earthquakes-jolt-southern-provinces-1503152858.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;biggest disaster&#8221;</a> since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people.
Even those who survived remain in danger from freezing temperatures.
“There were children huddled around fires to try and stay warm, and a lot of people sleeping in their cars — entire families,” said Okke Bouwman, a rescue worker for Save the Children, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/08/world/turkey-syria-earthquake/heres-the-latest-on-the-earthquake?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The New York Times</a>.
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The dire situation is complicated by the years-long civil war in Syria. Millions of refugees displaced by the conflict were taking refuge on both sides of Turkish-Syrian border when the quake hit.
However, there is hope as assistance is pouring in from around the world.
President Joe Biden said his administration authorized an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/06/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-earthquakes-impacting-turkiye-and-syria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;immediate&#8221; response.</a> &#8220;The United Nations is fully committed to supporting the response. Our teams are on the ground assessing the needs and providing assistance,&#8221; United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133177" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a statement</a>.

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U.S. Military officials said Tuesday that the United States European Command has begun sending aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/turkey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turkey</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syria</a> after two massive earthquakes rocked both nations within the past 24 hours, killing thousands of people.
&#8220;Using a whole of government approach, we remain in close contact with our Turkish Ally to determine what assistance is needed to help those affected by the disaster,&#8221; Marine Lt. Col. Garron J. Garn said in a statement to <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/02/07/us-government-begins-sending-earthquake-aid-to-turkey/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=tw_at" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Military Times</a>.
Two earthquakes, which reached 7.8 and 7.5 magnitudes, devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, leaving an estimated 3,000 structures destroyed and approximately 7,200 people dead.
Around 1,500 have been found dead in Syria, and more than 5,400 were killed in Turkey as rescue workers continue to search for survivors following the worst natural disaster to hit the region since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people.
The region is situated on major fault lines. In the area affected by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earthquake</a>, the dire situation is compounded by the presence of millions of refugees displaced by years-long civil war in Syria who were taking refuge on both sides of Turkey and Syria’s border.
Garn said the command is coordinating with the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, and other U.S. interagency partners to establish what capabilities are needed and available to support requests by the government of Turkey.
President Joe Biden told President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey the United States stands ready to provide &#8220;any and all needed assistance&#8221; to the NATO Ally in response to the tragedy.
Biden said that &#8220;U.S. teams are deploying quickly to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and coordinate other assistance that may be required by people affected by the earthquakes, including health services or basic relief items,&#8221; a readout of Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/06/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-president-erdogan-of-turkiye/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conversation</a> with Erdogan said on February 6.
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the U.S. Air Force have sent the first round of aid from Dover, Delaware.
&#8220;Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron processed U.S. humanitarian assistance Feb. 7, 2023, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, in support of search and rescue efforts in [Turkey],&#8221; according to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HQUSAFE/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> page.
President Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces on Tuesday that were impacted by the devastating earthquakes.
&#8220;We have decided to declare a state of emergency to ensure that our [rescue and recovery] work can be carried out quickly,&#8221; Erdogan said, Al Jazeera <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/7/turkey-declares-3-month-emergency-in-10-quake-hit-provinces" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The Epoch Times <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/earthquake-death-toll-crosses-5000-as-turkey-experiences-285-aftershocks_5039212.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that international aid for Turkey and Syria in the Damascus region has poured in from all over the world.
Teams from Netherlands, U.K., and Romania have dispatched crews to Turkey, while Israel, Germany, and France have reportedly said they would also offer assistance. India sent a 99-member medical team with X-ray machines, an oxygen generation plant, and cardiac monitors to set up a 30-bed medical facility.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/earthquake-turkey-syria-live-updates-rcna69449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC</a>, that a team of 77 British search and rescue personnel arrived in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey today with specialist equipment and dogs in response to a request from the Turkish government and would start assisting with the rescue effort.
World Health Organization (WHO) officials warned that the death toll could rise to approximately 20,000 as rescue teams continue search operations in the coming days.
&#8220;It&#8217;s now a race against time. Every minute, every hour that passes, the chances of finding survivors alive diminishes,&#8221; World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-briefing-on-earthquake-in-turkiye-and-the-syrian-arab-republic-at-the-152nd-session-of-the-executive-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">briefing</a> Tuesday.
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

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A newborn baby girl was found alive underneath a collapsed building in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syria</a> after devastating earthquakes rocked the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Middle East</a> Monday. Her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother, who died during the natural disaster.
Relatives of the baby and a doctor <a href="https://apnews.com/article/newborn-rescued-earthquake-syria-899ba2d62631d3f5c77761b935f9f7e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Associated Press that it appeared the girl’s mother, Afraa Abu Hadiya, gave birth under the rubble before she died. The newborn was the only member of her immediate family to survive the earthquake, according to a relative. 
“We heard a voice while we were digging,” cousin Khalil al-Suwadi told the AFP, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-syria-earthquake-updates-2-7-23-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact), so we cut it and my cousin took her to [the] hospital.”
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The baby girl is being treated at a hospital in Afrin, Syria, and is in stable condition after sustaining bruises, lacerations, and hypothermia. The baby’s body temperature reportedly dropped to 95 degrees after her mother gave birth to her. Dr. Hani Maarouf, who treated the baby, estimated that she was found just hours after being born and would not have survived much longer in the cold temperatures. 
“Had the girl been left for an hour more, she would have died,” he said, according to the AP. 
The baby’s parents and four siblings reportedly attempted to flee the building as the earthquake hit the northwest Syrian town, but all were crushed and died under the rubble. Their bodies were found near the building’s entrance, according to a relative. 
More than <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/05/world/turkey-earthquake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4,000</a> people have died following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Syria and Turkey early Monday morning. A 7.5-magnitude aftershock followed later that afternoon. Around 1,500 have been found dead in Syria, and nearly 3,000 more are dead in Turkey as rescue workers continue to search for survivors following the worst natural disaster to hit the region since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people.
The region is situated on major fault lines. In the area affected by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earthquake</a>, the dire situation is compounded by the presence of millions of refugees displaced by years-long civil war in Syria, who were taking refuge on both sides of Turkey and Syria’s border.
The U.S. promised aid to the devastated countries. 
“My Administration has been working closely with our NATO Ally Turkiye, and I authorized an immediate U.S. response. At my direction, senior American officials reached out immediately to their Turkish counterparts to coordinate any and all needed assistance,” President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/u-s-response-blinken-turkey-syria-earthquake-00081307" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday. “Our teams are deploying quickly to begin to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and address the needs of those injured and displaced by the earthquake. U.S.-supported humanitarian partners are also responding to the destruction in Syria.”
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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Miracle Baby: Newborn Found Alive Under Earthquake Rubble With Umbilical Cord Still Attached To Dead Mother

Newborn Baby Found Alive Under Earthquake Rubble With Umbilical Cord Still Attached To Dead Mother

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Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a collasped building, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s south-east. – The combined death toll has risen to over 2,300 for Turkey and Syria after the region’s strongest quake in nearly a century. Turkey’s emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria.

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True to its long tradition of sending aid to countries devasted by natural disasters, Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-6-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> a 150-person military aid mission to Turkey on Monday in the wake of the massive 7.8 earthquake and its 7.5 aftershock that shook Turkey to its foundations and killed roughly 3,000 people.
“Some 150 rescue experts are prepared to leave for Turkey in the next few hours. Of these, a third are headquarters and intelligence, and two-thirds have rescue, medical, and engineering capabilities,” Col. Golan Vach, commander of the IDF National Rescue Unit, stated.
&#8220;At the request of the Turkish government, I have instructed all authorities to make immediate preparations to provide medical, and search and rescue assistance,&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/israel-to-send-aid-to-quake-stricken-turkey-netanyahu-1188465.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. “The foreign and defense ministers have already been in contact with their counterparts and we will — in the coming hours — agree on the dispatching of a delegation as soon as possible.”
“This is what we do around the world and this is what we do in areas close to us,” Netanyahu <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/turkey-syria-earthquake-biden-netanyahu-other-world-leaders-offer-aid-thousands-killed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued</a>. “Since a request was also received to do this – for the many who were injured in the earthquake in Syria, I have instructed that this be done as well.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu informed him Turkey would “welcome the Israeli aid.” The operation, titled “Olive Branches,” saw two Israeli search and rescue teams sent to Turkey early Monday; a second flight was planned containing the full IDF rescue and medical teams. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant approved the IDF building a field hospital in Turkey.
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The Tel Aviv municipality building is lit up with the flag of Turkey as a sign of friendship and compassion following the devastating <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#earthquake</a>.
Medical, search and rescue teams from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a> are on their way to help in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Turkey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Turkey</a>. <a href="https://t.co/QlxghWmYjC">pic.twitter.com/QlxghWmYjC</a>
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Israel sent 80 tons of supplies food, tents, generators, baby formula, diapers and bedding to the U.S, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as first response aid to the victims of the massive 2004 tsunami that struck Indonesia and Sri Lanka. In 2005, Israel also sent food and supplies to Kashmir after an earthquake there; in 2008 Israell sent food to the Congo. In 2009 Israel sent relief to storm victims in the Philippines.
In January 2010, Israel sent over 200 members of a disaster relief team, the first relief team sent from anywhere in the world, to Haiti, which had been devastated by an earthquake. The next year, in March 2011, Israel was one of the first countries to send aid to Japan after crushing earthquakes struck there.
Israel has provided relief to over 140 countries.

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The earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria early Monday morning has killed more than 3,600 people, according to the latest numbers provided by officials, a significant jump from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-1600-dead-after-massive-earthquakes-rock-the-middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2,300 figure reported hours earlier</a>.
At least 2,316 people were killed in Turkey, the country&#8217;s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reported, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/05/turkey-earthquake-istanbul-death-toll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Washington Post</a>. The agency also said at least 13,000 people were injured and 3,471 buildings collapsed, while authorities in Syria reported at least 1,350 dead and 3,411 people injured, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/turkey-syria-earthquake-live-updates-rcna69266#rcrd10469" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per NBC News</a>.
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The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at 4:17 a.m. local time. Scores of aftershocks followed, authorities said. Hours later, a 7.5 magnitude quake struck more than 60 miles away. <a href="https://t.co/EXzuBKjsXR">https://t.co/EXzuBKjsXR</a> <a href="https://t.co/vwZyD8hlX8">pic.twitter.com/vwZyD8hlX8</a>
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The earthquake, an estimated magnitude 7.8 event that hit before dawn, has been followed by a number of aftershocks. Rescue crews were sent to dig through the rubble of destroyed buildings looking for survivors or bodies of the dead.
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Map locating the areas affected by 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFPgraphics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFPgraphics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AFP</a> <a href="https://t.co/0J7uBe1zNO">pic.twitter.com/0J7uBe1zNO</a>
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning, saying this was the worst disaster since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/06/live-earthquake-updates-turkey-syria/11195199002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today reported</a>. Officials warned that the death toll for this latest earthquake may get higher as searches continue.
<div id="attachment_498377" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-498377" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-498377 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246850794-864x576.jpg" alt="Rescue and search efforts continue on collapsed building after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Sanliurfa, Turkiye on February 06, 2023." width="864" height="576" />(Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)</div>
The region is situated on major fault lines. In the area affected by the earthquake, the dire situation is compounded by the presence of millions of refugees displaced by years-long civil war in Syria who were taking refuge on both sides of Turkey and Syria&#8217;s border.
Leaders from around the world pledged to send assistance to help beleaguered local officials.
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“Our teams are deploying quickly to begin to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and address the needs of those injured and displaced by the earthquake,” <a href="https://twitter.com/poonam_s/status/1622622794063220739" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said President Joe Biden</a>.
&#8220;My heart goes out to the people of [Turkey] and Syria in this hour of tragedy&#8221; said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133177" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a statement</a>. &#8220;The United Nations is fully committed to supporting the response. Our teams are on the ground assessing the needs and providing assistance.&#8221;

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 3,600

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