Experts fear the death toll will continue to rise sharply.
RESCUERS WERE SCOURING debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region’s worst disasters for a century.
“My dear, my dear!” he called out as rescuers pulled the teen out of the rubble and the watching crowd broke into applause. “Communities struggling after years of fierce fighting are now crippled by the earthquake,” Spoljaric tweeted on Wednesday.Aid reaches rebel areas An aid convoy crossed the Turkish border into rebel-held northwestern Syria on Thursday, the first delivery into the area since the quake, an official at the Bab al-Hawa crossing told AFP.The crossing is the only way UN assistance can reach civilians without going through areas controlled by Syrian government forces.
“This is the moment of unity, it’s not a moment to politicise or to divide but it is obvious that we need massive support,” Guterres said. Gyms, mosques, schools and some stores have opened at night. But beds are scarce and thousands spend the nights in cars with engines running to provide heat.
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