The recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria is the worst disaster the region has seen in a hundred years, according to the UN. Martin Griffiths, head of relief department, said.
He had come to Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province and said this during a press conference held there on Saturday:
Monday’s powerful earthquake hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, the worst disaster the region has seen in more than 100 years.
Death toll double: The actual death toll from this earthquake may be more than double what is currently being reported.
In civil war-torn Syria, the UN We hope that the aid provided will go to government-controlled areas and communally-controlled areas without discrimination.
But the current situation in this matter is not clear, he said.
Earlier, the UN was involved in carrying out relief work in the Kalachial control area affected by the earthquake in Syria. Raed al-Sala, the head of the Syrian Civil Defense Organization known as the White Helmets, accused the group of showing complacency on Friday.
Not even a single relief aid has been sent by the UN since the earthquake on Monday. He had alleged that they did not receive from the side.
Over 27 thousand victims
The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 27,000 on Saturday.
The earthquake that occurred last Monday in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria, registered 7.8 units on the Richter scale. There were many repercussions following that earthquake. Among them, an aftershock at 9 o’clock was unusually powerful. The tremor was recorded at 7.5 units on the Richter scale.
The earthquake hit southern and central Turkey and northern Syria. It is said to be the worst earthquake in Turkey’s modern history.
Thousands of houses were leveled in this earthquake. According to reports, the death toll has crossed 27,000.
As of Saturday night, 27,030 people were killed in the earthquake in Turkey and 5,180 in Syria; Statistics show that around 87,370 war wounded in both countries.