Syria – Page 15

How Earthquakes Test Our Souls and Our Governments

What I lived through as a boy in Mexico City and what it could foretell for Turkey and Syria.

As the Syrian government tightly controls what aid it allows into opposition-held areas, border crossings with Turkey have been a lifeline.

Syria is not able to receive direct aid from many countries because of sanctions, so the border crossing has been a lifeline.

Time is running out, and cold weather is impeding the search for survivors after a major earthquake hit Turkey.

Rescues typically happen within three days of an earthquake, an expert said. The logistics of finding survivors in Turkey and Syria are daunting.