Focus turns to quake-ravaged Syria

Authorities fear scores of Syrians are in dire circumstances as the combined death toll from the quakes in Syria and Turkiye climbs past 41,000.

An aerial view shows the rubble of collapsed and semi-collapsed buildings in the Syrian rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 15, 2023, following the February 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. - The 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 40,000 people and devastated swathes of Syria and neighbouring Turkey. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images) Source: Getty / OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

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