International Desk: Syria-Turkey was hit by a terrible earthquake on February 6. As of Wednesday (February 15), the death toll had exceeded 40,000. Al-Jazeera news. Turkish authorities say that the death toll in their country is 35,418. On the other hand, the death toll in Syria has risen to 5,800. More than 1 million people have been left homeless in Turkey, and aid agencies say the number could be even higher in Syria.
Rescue teams from both countries are now carrying out rescue operations in a wide area. because the chances of saving someone alive are getting slimmer.
The UN says the Syrian government has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow aid to reach the country after it was devastated by last week’s deadly earthquake.
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the BBC that a big change was coming. We have been using a border crossing so far.
Many Syrian citizens have expressed anger at the lack of aid reaching their war-torn country. President Bashar al-Assad’s government has blamed Western sanctions on the country for hampering rescue efforts.
But international aid groups say the Assad government’s mismanagement and failure to connect with rescue efforts in all parts of the country are key obstacles.
The United Nations announced the opening of two new border crossings after a high-level meeting with President Assad in Damascus on Monday. These are the Bab al-Salam and Al Rai border crossings along the Turkish border.
It said border crossings into rebel-held northwest Syria would initially remain open for three months.
Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric told BBC Radio Four’s World Tonight programme, “Very soon we will use the other two crossings.”
“We hope the agreement will last as long as we need to use it,” he said. We will start using it as soon as possible, and I don’t want to think about anything else.
