The Syrian Civil Defense teams said that they had not received any reports of missing persons under the rubble for several days in northwestern Syria, while the humanitarian organization accused the United Nations of siding with the regime in delivering aid, despite the concentration of earthquake damage in areas controlled by the Syrian opposition.
The Syrian Civil Defense teams (the White Helmets) said on Sunday that they had not received any reports of missing persons under the rubble for several days in northwestern Syria.
The organization added in tweets on Twitter that its teams continue to open closed roads and remove hazards in northwestern Syria after the earthquakes, without reports of missing persons under the rubble for several days.
She indicated that the teams documented the collapse of more than 550 buildings, more than 1,570 buildings were partially damaged, and thousands of buildings were cracked.
The organization also stated that its teams continue to assist in preparing temporary shelters for earthquake-affected people in northwestern Syria and laying floors to alleviate the suffering of civilians in light of the difficult conditions they live in after their homes were damaged and demolished and the temperatures dropped.
For its part, the "Syria Response Coordinators" team said, in a statement on Facebook, that although the number of affected people in northwestern Syria is three times higher than those affected in the areas of the Syrian regime, the international disregard for relief operations in the region cannot be overlooked at all.
He explained that what reached the areas of the Syrian regime is equivalent to 64% of the total aid arriving in Syria, while northern Syria received only 36% of the aid.
He stated that the humanitarian aid reaching the regions of northern Syria has not yet been able to cover 8% of the relief operations for the afflicted in the region, without any serious or actual action from the international community.
The team also explained that "the Syrian regime has stolen a large part of the humanitarian aid received by it, distributes it to its affiliated militias, and sells the other part to the affected people, and thus the Syrian regime was able to show its regions that they are in dire need of humanitarian aid."
The response team said that 166 planes from 22 countries loaded with more than 8,632 tons of aid landed in areas controlled by the Syrian regime, in addition to the arrival of 324 shipments by land and sea carrying more than 8,234 tons of aid.
While the number of UN convoys entering northern Syria reached 196 trucks containing 3,855 tons of aid, while 116 trucks containing 2,845 tons of aid arrived from international organizations and donations. According to him.
According to the team, the earthquakes have so far killed 3,467 civilians and injured 7,438 others in the northwestern regions of Syria, out of more than 6,000 Syrians who have died throughout the country.
The number of destroyed homes in the area reached 1,243, with 10,743 damaged homes.
The number of people affected by the earthquake in the region exceeded 934,843 people, including those affected, the displaced and host communities. It is expected that the number of those affected will increase during the coming period due to the significant weakness in the humanitarian response operations.
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 and the second 7.6 degrees, and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in both countries.
Turkish Defense Minister: Thousands of Syrians voluntarily returned to their country after the earthquake
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar denied the influx of refugees across the border with Syria to the state of Hatay, which was severely affected by the earthquake, and pointed at the same time to the return of 10,633 Syrians to their country voluntarily after the disaster.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Sunday that 10,633 Syrians have returned to their country voluntarily after the earthquake.
This came in statements during an inspection tour of border posts in the south of the country, accompanied by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yasar Guler.
Akar pointed out that some malicious parties made allegations of an "influx of refugees across the border" to Hatay Province, which was severely affected by the earthquake.
Akar confirmed that "it turned out that these allegations are completely unfounded," and that there are no refugee crossings towards Turkey, whether from the border gates or the border strip.
The minister pointed out that 10,633 Syrians returned from Turkey to their country voluntarily after the earthquake.
At the beginning of his tour, Akar visited the Yayladaği border crossing with Syria in the state of Hatay, where officials at the crossing confirmed to Minister Akar that there were no refugees crossing towards Turkey from this gate, and that, on the contrary, there are final returns to Syria.
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 and the second 7.6 degrees, and thousands of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in both countries.
Blinken: We will do everything we can to contribute to the rescue work in Turkey
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Sunday that the United States of America is determined to do everything in its power to contribute to rescue and relief work, expressing his deep sadness over the devastation he witnessed in the earthquake zone in southern Turkey.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Sunday that he was deeply saddened by the devastation he saw in the earthquake zone in southern Turkey.
This came in a tweet Blinken posted on Twitter about his tour with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to the areas affected by the earthquake.
Blinken indicated that the United States of America is determined to do everything in its power to contribute to rescue and relief work.
Earlier Sunday, Ministers Blinken and Cavusoglu went to the Turkish state of Hatay to see the damage caused by the earthquake.
On February 6, a double earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 degrees, and the second 7.6 degrees, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in the two countries.