UN: Turkiye-Syria quake survivors still need help

One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkiye and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people continue to have “extensive humanitarian needs,” including shelter and sanitation, a United Nations official said.

The February 6 earthquake and aftershocks have killed close to 47,000 people in Turkiye, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. The U.N. estimates that the earthquake killed around 6,000 people in Syria.

More than 1.4 million people have been settled in tents while another 46,000 have been moved to container houses.The official saidan appeal for 1 billion USD to assist quake survivors is only 10% funded, hampering the U.N. and other organizations' ability to meet the needs.