The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless.
The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday.
Griffiths told the council meeting focusing on Syria that before the earthquakes, 15.3 million people — 70% of the country’s population — needed humanitarian assistance, and he said he saw during a post-quake visit that entire neighborhoods have been destroyed in the harsh winter conditions. In addition, Griffiths told council members that hundreds of buildings are at high risk of collapsing, thousands more may need to be demolished, the risk of disease is growing amid a pre-quake cholera outbreak, and the price of food and other essential items is climbing higher.
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