Toll hits 42,000, survivors still found in rubble

The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes is nearing 42,000. Turkish authorities say 36,187 people have been killed in the country. The Syrian government and the United Nations say more than 5,800 people have died in Syria.

Yet, rescuers are also continuing to find survivors. A teenager was rescued in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras after 248 hours under the rubble, Al Jazeera reports. The World Health Organization says the “zone of greatest concern” is northwestern Syria, where anger is growing over the slow delivery of humanitarian assistance.

Meanwhile, the UN is appealing for $397 million in aid to help 5 million Syrian survivors with shelter, healthcare and food. On Wednesday morning, a 42-year-old woman was pulled alive in Kahramanmaras province, state broadcaster TRT reported.