Turkey-Syria updates: Death toll surpasses 46,000

This live blog is closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Saturday, February 18:

This live blog is closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Saturday, February 18:

• Death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes passes 46,000.
• The number of people killed in Turkey has hit 40,642. The Syrian government and the UN say more than 5,800 people have died in Syria.
• Rescue teams in Turkey’s Hatay rescued a 45-year-old man alive after he spent 278 hours under the rubble.
• A total of 178 UN trucks carrying aid from Turkey into northwest Syria have crossed the border since February 9.
• Turkey is caring for 1,589 children who have been separated from their families following the earthquakes.

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