JUST IN: Rescuers comb rubble in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll surpasses 15,000
said Wednesday at least 1,250 people were killed and over 2,054 others injured in government-held areas.Wednesday more than 1,900 people had died and another 2,950 were injured in opposition-held areas — bringing the country's death toll from the quake to at least 3,150 people, and the overall death toll to over 15,400.Gaziantep and its surrounding areas host hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been displaced by nearly 12 years of civil war.
El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN resident coordinator for Syria, said Wednesday that some 15.3 million people — and counting — were inThere were reports of tremors being particularly destructive in opposition-held areas of northwestern Syria, where millions of people displaced by the war live in densely populated towns. About 100,000 people were believed to be experiencing homelessness in Aleppo alone, Benlamlih said.
"President Biden has directed USAID and other federal government partners to assess U.S. response options to help those most affected," he said.Monday that senior American officials had contacted their Turkish counterparts to coordinate U.S. assistance, and American-supported humanitarian partners were doing the same in Syria.
"Today, our hearts and our deepest condolences are with all those who have lost precious loved ones, those who are injured, and those who saw their homes and businesses destroyed," Biden added.
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