The Israeli government needs to plan to strengthen 800,000 buildings and critical infrastructure before it’s too late, experts warn.
Despite the rapid, substantial global humanitarian response from many countries, it just wasn't possible to help everyone, quickly enough.
The mission now is to remove the debris and build new homes for those who need them.
Turkey's government is struggling to find a quick solution to rehome those who were left homeless after the quake, and rebuild what was destroyed. However, being speedy could be a bigger issue.
The United States Secretary of State will approach the meeting with multiple prongs; one focused on earthquake relief and the other focused on Finland's bid to join NATO.
ISIS continues to be a threat and the US and SDF continue to carry out raids to make sure it can’t make a comeback.
The earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6th left over 37,000 dead and over one million people homeless.
Over 1 million are left without homes or living outdoors due to damage to buildings and fears of collapse amid freezing conditions, and many say they feel forgotten by the Turkish government.
Displaced residents near the epicenter said they had set up tents as close as they could to their damaged or destroyed homes to keep it from being looted.
Using the earthquake as cover, at least 20 inmates escaped from Syrian jail holding mostly Islamic State members close to Turkish border.
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