SANLIURFA: Rescuers in Türkiye and Syria battled bitter cold on Tuesday (Feb 7) in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people. Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued by conflict, left people on the st
23 MILLION COULD BE AFFECTED
The Syrian Red Crescent appealed to Western countries to lift sanctions and provide aid as President Bashar al-Assad's government remains a pariah in the West, complicating international relief efforts. In addition to the damage to Aleppo's old city and the fortress in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, UNESCO said at least three other World Heritage sites could be affected.
"My whole family is under there - my sons, my daughter, my son-in-law ... There's no one else to get them out," said Ali Battal, his face streaked with blood and head swathed in a wool shawl against the bitter cold. Even before the tragedy, buildings in Aleppo - Syria's pre-war commercial hub - often collapsed due to the dilapidated infrastructure.
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