KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye: Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the United Nations (UN
The UN has decried the failure to ship desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria.
Assessing the damage in southern Türkiye on Saturday, when the toll stood at 28,000, Griffiths said he expected the figure to"double or more" asSupplies have been slow to arrive in Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged the healthcare system, and parts of the country remain under the control of rebels battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which is under Western sanctions.
The head of the World Health Organization met Assad in Damascus on Sunday and said the Syrian leader had voiced readiness for more border crossings to help bring aid into the rebel-held northwest.
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