UNITED Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that the first UN relief convoy has arrived in north-western Syria, but added that much more aid to the rebel-controlled area is needed.
In a statement, Mr Guterres said the convoy was made up of six trucks carrying shelter and other “desperately needed relief supplies”.
“More help is on the way but much more, much more is needed,” he said.
“We must put people first.”
His words come after local Syrian volunteer organisation, the White Helmets, tweeted their disappointment that equipment needed for air rescue efforts had not been sent with the convoy.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the death toll in his country has reached 16,546.
In Syria, at least 3,162 deaths have been reported.
It means the total number of those killed by Monday’s earthquake is now approaching 20,000.
