Turkey-Syria earthquake live: The earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria is one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade as the death toll kept rising, reaching more than 20,700. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 killed more than 8,800 people.
Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive over three days after the catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria.
The deaths have surpassed the toll from a 2011 earthquake off Fukushima, Japan, that triggered a tsunami, killing more than 18,400.
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Feb 10, 2023 05:48 AM IST
World Bank joins aid effort
The World Bank will provide Turkey $1.78 billion in assistance for relief and recovery work, with immediate assistance of $780 million through two existing projects in the country to rebuild basic municipal-level infrastructure. It’s also preparing an extra $1 billion in operations to support people affected.
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Feb 10, 2023 05:37 AM IST
US announces $85 million aid
The United States will provide $85 million in initial earthquake aid to Turkey and Syria. The relief will include medicine, food and shelter along with other supplies, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.
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Feb 10, 2023 05:31 AM IST
‘Much more help needed’: UN chief
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is pressing the international community to provide money for Turkey and Syria and work on physical access for aid to earthquake-stricken parts of Syria. Hours after a U.N. aid convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest for the first time since Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake, Guterres said, “More help is on the way, but much more is needed.”