its disaster assessment and coordination system. the wires start buzzing to make sure that we try and get - an assessment team very quickly into wherever the problem lies . so we can try and getj as quickly as possible the right resourcej to the right place. the un also organises emergency medical teams, known as emt, through the world health organization. on 6th february, the world health organization had put out an emt global alert for the turkey earthquake, and they were calling on emt teams to self identify and put themselves forward for consideration for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to respond to turkey s call for help. across the border in north west syria, it was a different story.
international relief efforts. the un carries out search and rescue through un dac, its disaster assessment and coordination system. the wires start buzzing to make sure that we try and get - an assessment team very quickly into wherever the problem lies . so we can try and getj as quickly as possible the right resourcej to the right place. the un also organises emergency medical teams, known as emt, through the world health organization. on 6th february, the world health organization had put out an emt global alert for the turkey earthquake, and they were calling on emt teams to self identify and put themselves forward for consideration for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to respond to turkey s call for help.
on monday 6th february 00.47am, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes near gaziantep in south east turkey. across the border in syria, strong tremors are felt. hundreds of buildings collapse. as the hours pass, the scale of the disaster becomes apparent. rescue teams are overwhelmed. in turkey, a major aid effort gets under way. rescue teams from around the world rush to help. in syria, the earthquake hit several cities controlled by the assad government. it also strikes north west syria, the last pocket
.Quake in Syria. Following the recent earthquake in Turkey, UN humanitarian assistance was slow to reach affected areas in parts of north west Syria under.
.Quake in Syria. Following the recent earthquake in Turkey, UN humanitarian assistance was slow to reach affected areas in parts of north west Syria under.