(CNN)
Sunday's devastating quake was the most powerful to hit Turkey in more than a decade. At least 461 people have died, and more than 1,300 are injured, according to state media. More than 2,000 buildings are in ruins (...)
DEVASTATING = DEVASTADOR
INJURED = HERIDO
MEDIA = MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN
By Monday, more than 2,300 emergency personnel were in the region. A crisis center was set up by the country's Health Ministry in the capital of Ankara.
International relief organizations are on the ground providing aid, and there are ways you can help.
Turkish Red Crescent is working to assist survivors and reach people trapped in the rubble.
The organization is providing food, water and more than 6,000 tents and 16,000 blankets to help those left homeless by the quake. Other relief items include ovens, heaters, sleeping bags and latrines (...)
SET UP = ESTABLECER.....................................TURKISH RED CRESCENT = MEDIA LUNA ROJA (CRUZ ROJA)
ON THE GROUND = EN EL TERRENO.................SURVIVOR = SUPERVIVIENTE
PROVIDE = PROPORCIONAR..............................RUBBLE = ESCOMBROS
AID = AYUDA........................................................ITEM = UTENSILIO
Two days after a deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey, a 2-week-old girl and her mother were rescued, giving hope to the numerous rescue workers sifting through the rubble.
SIFT = ESCUDRIÑAR, TAMIZAR
A 2-week-old baby was pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building Tuesday in eastern Turkey, two days after a devastating earthquake(...)
Turkey said it would accept international aid, citing a need for tents and prefabricated houses for the "the reconstruction phase" after the search-and-rescue efforts (...)
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