Quake Latest: World Bank Joins Aid Effort; Deaths Top 20,000
A man is rescued after being stuck in rubble for two days in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 8.
Photographer: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
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Thousands of foreign aid workers have arrived in Turkey and the first UN aid convoy has entered Syria after this week’s twin earthquakes. The World Bank announced a $1.78 billion relief package as well.
The death toll surpassed 20,000 across Turkey and neighboring Syria, with thousands still missing.