Death toll in Turkey-Syria quake surpasses 41,000
Millions of people who survived the quake need humanitarian aid, authorities say, with many survivors left homeless in near-freezing winter temperatures.
Millions of people who survived the quake need humanitarian aid, authorities say, with many survivors left homeless in near-freezing winter temperatures.
The devastating earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria was the "worst event" to hit the region in a century, a senior official from the United Nations said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the three-month state of emergency to speed up search and rescue efforts.
The total number of injured people in Syria and Turkey has reached 75592.
The death toll from devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week is now at least 16,035,agency reported…
President Erdogan stressed that the weather conditions have added to the magnitude of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
At least 42,259 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria after deadly earthquakes.
Dujarric said the UN is alarmed about the safety of more than 3 million civilians in Idlib and the surrounding areas, over half of whom are internally displaced, following reports of airstrikes and shelling.
