THE World Health Organization (WHO) characterized him today earthquakewhich destroyed the southeast Turkey and the north Syria “tthe worst natural disaster in a century» that has hit a country in its European periphery, with one a toll that now exceeds 35,000 dead.
“We are witnessing the worst natural disaster in the WHO Europe region in a century and we are still measuring its extent” said the director of the European branch of the organization Hans Kluge.
“Its true cost is not yet known and recovery and healing will require time and enormous efforts,” he emphasized during a press conference he gave via the Internet.
The toll this afternoon reached 35,662 dead (31,974 dead in Turkey and 3,688 in Syria, according to local imgs) and “likely to rise further” according to the UN official.
About 26 million people are “in need of humanitarian assistance” in Turkey and Syria, he reminded, according to APE-MPE.
The emergency medical deployment, with three planes and medical equipment for 400,000 people, is the largest undertaken by the WHO branch responsible for Europe in its 75 years of existence.
The European branch of the organization includes 53 countries, including Turkey. Syria is included in the Eastern Mediterranean zone of the WHO.
Source: News Beast
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