The combined death toll from Monday’s earthquake in Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 21,000, with reports that thousands of people have been left homeless, according to updates from the two countries.
The Turkish Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said Friday that at least 18,342 people were killed and more than 74,242 injured.
In rebel-held northwestern Syria, rescue workers said more than 2,037 people were killed and 2,950 injured, while state media in government-controlled Syria reported 1,347 dead and 2,295 injured.
Fourteen more aid convoys entered northwestern Syria on Friday after the disaster halted supplies to a war-torn region already facing a humanitarian crisis.
The trucks crossed from Türkiye a day after the first UN aid convoy entered the Syrian opposition enclave since the quakes flattened entire neighborhoods on both sides of the border.
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