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Turkey earthquake LATEST: Erdogan declares three-month-long state of emergency...

• By DAVID AVERRE and LAUREN HAUGHEY

Yet another earthquake hit Turkey early this morning after two others wrought devastation across the southeast of the country and northern Syria yesterday. More than 7,800 people are confirmed dead and thousands more remain trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.  

US says it is helping quake-hit Syria but not Assad

The United States said it is working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand firm against working with the Damascus government.

The nation also said it expected to send further assistance to Turkey after sending two rescue teams to the NATO ally, which suffered heavily as well in Sunday's earthquake.

'In Syria itself we have US-funded humanitarian partners that are coordinating lifesaving assistance,' Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters as he met his Austrian counterpart.

'I want to emphasize here that these funds, of course, go to the Syrian people - not to the regime. That won't change.'

Kim Jong Un has sent condolences to Syria following the earthquake

North Korea's leader has sent condolences to Syria following the earthquake, a report has claimed.

Kim Jong Un expressed his sympathies to President Bashar al-Assad over the magnitude, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported today.


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