Turkey And Syria Devastated After Deadly Earthquakes | Turkey Earthquake LIVE | Earthquake In Turkey

 The total death toll from the earthquake that struck at dawn today, Monday, in southern Turkey and northern Syria, has so far exceeded 2,600.

Turkey: 6,445 people rescued

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management: 6 thousand and 445 people were rescued from under the rubble.

United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs:

Large numbers of missing people were recorded as a result of the earthquake

We expect the death toll from the earthquake to rise, as many buildings were damaged in several areas

RIA Novosti: The first plane of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with Russian rescuers has flown to Turkey to assist in rescue operations

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We are preparing to carry out two humanitarian missions in the earthquake-affected areas in Syria and Turkey

United Nations: expected disruption of relief efforts in northern Syria

United nations:

We expect the earthquake to disrupt relief operations in northwest Syria

We will deploy our disaster assessment and coordination teams to support the earthquake response at the request of Turkey

There are more than 700 of our employees in the earthquake affected areas

UNICEF:

Thousands of children are in danger after the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria

The earthquakes destroyed thousands of homes and displaced thousands of families, and the conditions of children in light of the cold became more dangerous

Earthquake casualties in Turkey are increasing

Turkish Minister of Health:

The death toll from the earthquake rose to 1,651, and the injured to 11,119

There are difficulties facing relief operations for the afflicted

Turkish Minister of Defense: We have sent 17 private planes belonging to the armed forces and a number of drones to the affected areas

Turkish Energy Minister: Electricity and gas networks were damaged in some areas due to the earthquake

Turkish Minister of Agriculture: There are planes that could not land at Antakya Airport because of the difficulties they encountered

UN official: Turkey's recovery from the earthquake will be difficult

Administrator of the United Nations Development Program: It is clear from the scale of the disaster that the recovery from the earthquake that struck Turkey will be long and difficult

White House:

We plan to send more teams, including 279 personnel, to assist Turkey in search and rescue work

President Biden ordered an immediate American response to the aftermath of the earthquakes

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We express our sorrow for the earthquake victims and hope that the Syrian and Turkish peoples will overcome the disaster