Oben Coban from Save the Children in Turkey says 'a very desperate situation is unfolding' and it is 'incredibly tough' to get access to some areas. He adds that the freezing temperatures mean it is even more of a race against time to find survivors.
Updates from Siobhan Robbins in Istanbul, Alex Crawford in Antakya and John Sparks in Osmaniye. Live reporting by Brad Young and Jess SharpEarthquake fatalities in Syria and Turkey could reach 20,000 in the coming days, the World Health Organisation said.
In Syria, buildings that have borne the brunt of shelling and airstrikes over a decade of civil war were brought down by the earthquakes, contributing to the death toll.There's a 'crucial 72-hour window' to save people - but it's closing quickly and international help still hasn't reached Syriahas been speaking in the last few moments about the rescue effort taking place in Turkey and Syria.
"It will, I'm sure, require some negotiation with the Assad government, which might be unpalatable to some Western governments around the world, but is absolutely necessary in this instance." "What we need is the UN to get all of the parties in the Syrian conflict around the table and say let's now do a massive ceasefire around Syria to make sure we can get the emergency assistance on the ground as needed," he said. However, he added that"predators" within the country, or those pretending to be aid workers, will know within the next two or three weeks the vulnerable people to target.
"Christian Atsu was pulled out injured. Our sporting director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble," club vice president Mustafa Ozak told Radyo Gol.
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