The death toll from the earthquake in the border area between Turkey and Syria has reached more than 44,000.
In Syria, more aid is urgently needed amid the humanitarian disaster worsened by the earthquake, says Doctors Without Borders. According to the organization, the aid supplies received in the country are currently not enough to cover even the pre-earthquake needs.
Doctors Without Borders took 14 truckloads of relief supplies to northwestern Syria on Sunday. The load included more than 1,200 tents.
According to the organization, health centers and hospitals in northwestern Syria suffered badly in the earthquake two weeks ago.
The situation is difficult, because it has taken a long time for aid to reach the rebel areas in northwestern Syria. The area is already torn by war.
Before the earthquake, almost all the necessary humanitarian aid for the more than four million people in the region passed through just one border crossing. The operation of the only border crossing was suspended for a few days due to earthquake damage.
The Syrian regime subsequently allowed the UN to open two new border crossings to deliver aid.
Turkey ends rescue operations
More than 44,000 people have died as a result of the strong earthquake that shook the Turkish-Syrian border region and the subsequent aftershocks. Most of the victims are recorded in Turkey.
Turkey announced on Sunday that it would end rescue operations in all but two provinces. Almost two weeks have passed since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, and the hope of finding people alive has almost faded.