Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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Earthquake Turkey Syria Aftermath

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Location: Beirut, Lebanon

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Biography: www.diegoibarra.com Diego Ibarra Sánchez is a documentary photographer, filmmaker , and educator, based in Lebanon, who specializes in in-depth long-form visual stories. He has been contributing to THE NEW YORK TIMES since 2012,... MORE

On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay...te;nchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, a picture has been found by a rescue team in the rubles of a collapsed building. On February 6th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey has become one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters of the century. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 2oth, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey, a street shows the scars of one of the deadliest natural disasters of the century. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, members of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation rescue team observe a retrieved dead body from the rubble. the death toll in Syria and Turkey had surpassed 46,000. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, Ahmad Haj Bakri, a Syrian that has lost more than 35 members of his family in Syria, poses for a portrait at the rumbles of his uncle's apartment. His uncle passed away on February 6th after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

On February 18th, 2023 in Diyar...te;nchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 18th, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkey, a Kurdish woman asks for diapers in an item distribution inside a park that has become a temporal shelter for hundreds of survivors. On February 6th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey has become one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters of the century. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, Ali, a Syrian refugee affected by the earthquake, scours the debris of his home for personal items and anything he can rescue to start piecing his shattered life back together. His daughter lost his life as a consequence of the brutal earthquake that struck Turkey on February 6th. Turkey is home to nearly four million Syrian refugees, Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 19th, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey, an empty coffin lies at the graveyard. Almost 4.000 people have been buried here after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Turkey. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, members of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation rescue team identify a retrieved dead body from the rubble. On the left side of the picture, Hikmet Onal 47 has a rest after helping the IHH team. He lost his wife and 2 kids in this building: “I´m coming each day to try to find the dead body of my wife while I’m helping the rescue team to identify the bodies here”, he said. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 19th, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey, Munavver Beyaz mourns the death of her son Mustapha. Her son lived in Marash, where he worked as a policeman. He lived on the 7th floor and died when the whole building collapsed. Almost 4.000 people have been buried here after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Turkey. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 19th, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey, a survivor of an earthquake, Kadine Juce waits to get aid at a distribution point. The earthquake has left thousands without homes, possessions, and no future across the ancient capital of Hatay province in Antakya. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 18th, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkey, a Kurdish woman volunteer categorizes basic items to be distributed among the survivors of one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters of the century. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 18th, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Earthquake survivors gather at a food distribution in a park that has become a temporal shelter. The death toll in Syria and Turkey had surpassed 46,000, thousands of buildings have been destroyed or rendered unstable and it has left hundreds of thousands of people in need of aid. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, Ayshe, a Syrian refugee affected by the earthquake, breaks to cry after finding a garage to be used as a temporal shelter while she is surrounded by her family. She has been in Turkey for the last 4 years. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 23rd, 2023, in Jinderis, Syria, Mohamed el Habouni, 31 years old from Damascus, poses for a portrait outside a school that is being used as a temporal shelter for Syrians affected by the earthquake. He left Damascus a few years ago with his family to run away from the war. On February 6th after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, he lost his 2 daughters, Bisan,8, and Mays, 6. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 23rd,2023, in Jinderis, Syria, Mohamed el Habouni, 31 years old from Damascus, shows a picture of her daughters Bisan,8, and Mays, 6. His daughters passed away after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria. His wife broke her back. He left Damascus a few years ago with his family seeking a peaceful place to live in. For 12 years, Syria has been in a bloody civil war. Kharia 32 years old, shows her broken arm while she lies on a bed inside a temporal shelter inside a school. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 21st, 2023, at the Bab al-Salam border crossing with Syria, dozens of refugees wait to cross the border to visit their relatives. They are allowed to be a minimum of 3 months and no more than 6 months if they want to be back in Turkey. Hundreds of Syrian refugees are crossing to check on their relatives after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February killing 5,500, according to figures from the United Nations. Since the disastrous earthquake three weeks ago, international aid has reached the hard-hit northwest of Syria by drops, which is under the control of opposition forces. Diego Ibarra Sánchezfor the NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 21st, 2023 in Gaziantep, Turkey, Waffa Hammade, 40, from Killis, Idlib, holds her daughter Rajaa Hammade, 9 years old, at an orphanage in the city. They came 4 years ago. Rajaa has a kidney problem and she needs to clean her blood daily. She is the only one in her family that got the Temporally protection ID (given by Turkish Authorities for Syrians) due to her disease. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 20th, 2023 in Hatay, Antakya, the Humanitarian Relief Foundation rescue team crushed rubble as they try to retrieve dead bodies trapped inside a collapsed building. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES

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On February 22nd, 2023 in Gaziantep, Turkey, Aziz, a Syrian refugee from Homs, warm himself with a bonfire inside a temporal shelter placed in a park of the city. He has been in Turkey for the last six years and a half. He lost a lot of relatives in Latakia. He does not want to come back home after a new earthquake struck the hard-hit southeastern city of Antakya in Hatay on February 20th. The new quake has spread panic among survivors. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEWYORK TIMES

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On February 19th, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey, a street shows the scars of one of the deadliest natural disasters of the century. Turkey faces the dilemma of the reconstruction or the demolition of thousands of buildings that have been destroyed or rendered unstable under the shadows of the incoming summer elections. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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Earthquake Turkey Syria Aftermath

Copyright Diego Ibarra Sánchez 2023

Date of Work Feb 2023 - Mar 2023

Updated Mar 2023

Location Turkey

Topics Media

On February 6th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria. It has become one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters of the century. The death toll in Syria and Turkey had surpassed 46,000.

The earthquake brought a catastrophe on a biblical scale, flattening cities and turning countless homes into piles of stone, steel, and dust. Thousands of buildings have been destroyed or rendered unstable. It has left hundreds of thousands of people in need of aid. In Syria, this calamity comes almost 12 years into one of the most brutal and intractable conflicts of the 21st century.

According to relief agencies; in Syria alone, the United Nations said that as many as 5.3 million might have lost their homes.

This photo essay has been done for the NYT OPINION on February 2023 in Hatay, Diyarbarkir, Adiyaman, Gaziantep, Jinderis, and Bab al-Salam border crossing with Syria.

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