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The death toll from the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has climbed above 35 thousand. More than a million others are now homeless, living on the streets in below freezing temperatures, or waiting for their loved ones bodies to be recovered. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Gaziantep, Turkey, Thameen Al Kheetan reports.
The death toll from a shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen above 130, with some 156,000 forced from their homes.
The death toll from a shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen above 130, officials say, with some 156,000 forced from their homes.
The death toll from the quake is now at 41 thousand across both Turkey and Syria. The first batch of aid has now entered rebel-held Syria through a newly opened crossing. But the country is still in the midst of a civil war, leaving residents in the rebel-held northwest in dire need of aid. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin reports.
Speaking in the southern city of Gaziantep, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says "the number of our citizens who lost their lives in the devastation caused by the earthquake has reached 14,014 in total". Search and rescue operations are ongoing across the affected region as the combined death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria hits 17,100.