182310 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.archyde.com/what-potential-epidemics-may-appear-after-an-earthquake-or-natural-disaster-health/The World Health Organization has warned that the number of those affected by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria may reach 23 million, including about 5 million in a fragile situation, and expressed its fear of a major health crisis whose damages may exceed the losses of the earthquake.2023-02-13T23:12+0100archyde-569bde8e8fd32bbdb5d565e4ac96cecc20230213231200https://ahacentre.org/weekly-disaster-update/weekly-disaster-update-6-12-february-2023/REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the sixth week of 2023, a total of 26 disasters (earthquake, floods, landslide, and wind-related) affected the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have reportedly been affected. Indonesia’s Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana BNPB ) reported flooding, landslide,....2023-02-13T19:22+0100ahacentre-7ea3bcee8dec4bd7a18fb41b47507dc120230213192200https://tribune.net.ph/2023/02/14/govt-mulls-help-on-syria-too/The Philippines will step up efforts to also help Syria, which was also affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that so far has claimed some 34,000 lives in Turkey, according to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. “I’m trying to find a way to help Syria because Turkey is not the only place affected.2023-02-13T17:41+0100tribuneonline-ee1a76277e89f3deea43da40b661da4020230213174100https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-13-four-paws-calls-on-public-to-aid-animals-injured-in-syria-and-trkiye-earthquake/Animal welfare organisation Four Paws is arranging a team to help animals in Türkiye and Syria injured in the huge earthquake last week. At least 36,000 people have reportedly been killed by the earthquake but many animals and pets are trapped under debris.2023-02-13T17:39+0100thetimes-za-9a9579ecc2400c38f969cba9f66d535b20230213173900