Using their bare hands to dig young survivors out of the rubble, Syria's Civil Defence are working tirelessly to preserve life and hope despite rising casualties. 9News LATEST:
The United Arab Emirates says it will provide $143.9 million in earthquake relief to Syria and Turkey.
In the end, it was left to Silo, a Syrian who arrived from Hama a decade ago, and other residents to recover the bodies and those of two other victims. They huddled in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers, while others spent the night outside in blankets gathering around fires. For the entire quake-hit area, that number could be as high as 23 million people, according to Adelheid Marschang, a senior emergencies officer with the World Health Organization.South Korean rescue team members arrive to board a plane to leave for quake-ravaged Turkey at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.
They are calling on Australian airlines to help them move the donations to the earthquake-hit regions. Sebastien Gay, the head of mission in the country for Doctors Without Borders, said health facilities were overwhelmed with medical personnel were working around "around the clock to respond to the huge numbers of wounded."
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