This live blog is closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Wednesday, February 15:
This live blog is closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Wednesday, February 15:
- World Health Organization says the “greatest concern” from the earthquake is in northwest Syria.
- The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has passed 41,000.
- Turkish authorities say 35,418 people have been killed in the country. The Syrian government and the United Nations say more than 5,800 people have died in Syria.
- Yet rescuers are also continuing to find survivors: At least two women were saved in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, more than 220 hours after the first earthquake.
- Aid is trickling into northwestern Syria, nine days after the quakes, with a UN convoy carrying humanitarian assistance passing through the Bab al-Salam crossing from Turkey.
- The UN is appealing for $397m in aid to help 5 million Syrian survivors with shelter, healthcare and food.
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