TURKEY

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkey on Monday the United States will help "for as long as it takes" after deadly earthquakes two weeks ago, as Turkish authorities carried out wide-scale demolition of damaged buildings.

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Syrian refugees living in Turkey sought to get back to their war-torn country on Friday after swathes of their adopted home were destroyed by last week's earthquake.

A massive search and rescue effort is underway in Turkey, with volunteers and authorities racing against time to find survivors.

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Officials and medics said 38,044 people had died in Turkey and 3,688 in Syria from the February 6 tremor.

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighbouring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate.

Last week's 7.8-magnitude tremor killed nearly 40,000 people and razed entire towns and cities across the southeast of the country and parts of Syria.

After being trapped beneath rubble for 180 hours, 25-year-old Abir is now fighting for her life in a field hospital after a catastrophic earthquake hit Turkey and Syria.

A video of British firefighters pulling out a police officer and a woman alive from under the debris of a building has gone viral.

The WHO's efforts in Turkey are focusing on preventing further suffering alongside emergency relief.

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to "vote immediately" to authorize the delivery of U.N.

Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over building collapses.

The United Nations has warned that at least 870,000 people urgently need hot meals across Turkey and Syria.

A war-ravaged economy, minimal human rights, and poverty have left Afghans desperate, with thousands wanting to flee the country.

The international brigade of rescuers expects to be in southern Turkey for two weeks.

Turkey is still struggling to rescue the trapped and provide relief to the survivors of Monday's earthquake.

The group has received funding from a number of governments, including Britain, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.

A journalist from Turkey has won the hearts of people after a video of him running to help a little girl during a live broadcast went viral on the internet.

Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has warned the next 48 hours would be "crucial" in the hunt for survivors.