UN denounced a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria
UN denounced a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of over 33,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could double.
A UN convoy with supplies for northwest Syria arrived via Turkey, but the agency’s relief chief Martin Griffiths said much more was needed for millions whose homes were destroyed.
The UN convoy of ten trucks crossed into northwest Syria via the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, carrying shelter kits including plastic sheeting, ropes screws and nails, as well as blankets, mattresses and carpets
