Latest on recovery efforts following two powerful earthquakes on Feb 6 that killed nearly (38,000, today at 12:32 PM- this number is expected to increase by thousands of people in southern Turkiye and Syria.)

Freezing weather is hampering recovery attempts and reducing the chances of survival for those trapped in the rubble.

Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency covering 10 southern states.

UNICEF says thousands of homes have been destroyed, along with medical and education facilities.

Monday marks one week since the earthquakes.

Turkish authorities have begun to arrest contractors over buildings that collapsed after deadly two major earthquakes
jolted southern Türkiye and western Syria.

Erdogan on Saturday visited Turkiye’s Adiyaman province, where he acknowledged the government’s response was not as
fast as it could have been.

Many families are voicing growing frustration at what they say is a slow rescue response in some hard-hit areas.

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that as many as 5.3 million people in Syria may have been left homeless.

Syrian Govt has approved the delivery of aid to areas outside of Govt control.

Aljazeera.