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A Qatari convoy with supplies for quake-hit northwest Syria arrives at Bab al-Hawa border crossing via Turkey. IMAGES
Two Emirati aircrafts deliver relief aid at Bassel Al-Assad International Airport in the coastal city of Jableh in Syria, after a massive earthquake killed and injured thousands in the country and neighbouring Turkey. IMAGES
The first UN aid convoy for earthquake victims arrive at Bab al-Hawa border crossing in rebel-held northwestern Syria. IMAGES
The UN's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, underlines that the emergency response in Syria "must not be politicised" following "one of the most catastrophic earthquakes the region has seen in about a century". SOUNDBITE
"The President authorized an immediate US response in addition to the US personnel currently on the ground," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters after US President Joe Biden promised his country's assistance after a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people. "We are in the process of deploying additional teams to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and address the needs of those injured and displaced by the earthquake," she adds. SOUNDBITE
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