Tremor earthquake in Turkey and Syria could affect 23 Million people, WHO.

The massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria may have an impact on up to 23 million people, the WHO said on Tuesday while pledging long-term support.

According to event overview maps, up to 23 million people may be at risk, including about five million vulnerable populations, according to senior emergencies officer Adelheid Marschang of the World Health Organization.

In particular in Turkey and northwest Syria, she noted, “Civilian infrastructure and maybe health facilities have been damaged across the impacted region.”

Marschang stated to the WHO executive council in Geneva that the organisation “considers that the biggest unmet requirements may be in Syria in the immediate and mid-term.”

She talked as rescuers searched for survivors buried by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people while enduring bitter cold, aftershocks, and crumbling buildings in Turkey and Syria.