The World Health Organization will support Ankara in its efforts to deal with the problems caused by the earthquakes, which have killed more than 50,000 people. Turkey And SyriaSecretary General Tedros Andad Ghebreyesus assured today.

AFP’s revised tally, based on multiple sources, puts the death toll from the February 6 earthquake at 50,325, with 5,951 in Syria and the remaining 44,374 in Turkey. According to the Agency for Disaster Management (AFAD), two people died and another 140 were injured after the latest shock yesterday Monday. At the moment, 32 people have been recovered from the rubble alive.

In Turkey, wounded reaches a total of 108,000 while millions are left homeless and live in tents or move to other cities.

Turkey is “doing its best” but needs international support to help the victims, Tedros said, calling the disaster “truly monumental” in modern history.

At a press conference he gave with Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in Antakya (Antioch), one of the hardest hit cities, Tedros said they discussed the health situation in the camps.

“There are respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, mental disorders — because many people have had traumatic experiences — and others need rehabilitation services, especially orthopedics,” he said.

“On the part of WHO, we will support in every possible way depending on emerging issues and based on the priorities of the ministryTedros added.

More than 160,000 buildings with 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged by the earthquake, the worst in Turkey’s modern history. The president Recep Tayyip Erdogan he promised that the houses would be restored within a year, but it would be many more months before thousands of affected people left the tents or containers and moved into permanent housing so that they could regain their lost sense of normalcy and security. .

Source: APE-MPE-Reuters-AFP.