Rescue workers continue to find people alive beneath the rubble.
Goal CEO Siobhan Walsh said it was an unprecedented loss for the organisation."To say it has been a profoundly difficult week for the Goal teams in Turkey and Syria cannot be overstated," she said.
"Goal staff across the region have also lost family members, sustained life-altering injuries and lost their homes.”UNICEF Executive Director Peter Power said it has been a huge challenge to get aid to those most affected.
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