Published: 02/18/2023

Stanford Global Health Media Fellow Janelle Chavez has been contributing to CNN’s reporting on the recovery and medical response efforts underway after an earthquake caused massive devastation in portions of Turkey and Syria.

“More than 10 days after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, people continue to be pulled from the rubble alive, defying expectations for survival after so many hours,” she writes.