In a rebel-held enclave of Syria, four million people were already displaced before the powerful tremors struck - and many live in buildings wrecked by military bombardments.
A mound of concrete and steel roads lay where a multi-storey building once stood in Aleppo, with a thin young man expressing fears that 12 families could be trapped.Flattened streets at earthquake's epicentre
Imran Bahur's apartment building in the Turkish city of Adana was also destroyed. She said her 18-month-old grandson was on the 12th floor, and begged for help in rescuing him. He went on to stress that the government is ready to help and coordinate aid deliveries"to all Syrians in all territories of Syria".
"The infrastructure is damaged, the roads that we used to use for humanitarian work are damaged, we have to be creative in how to get to the people... but we are working hard," UN resident coordinator El-Mostafa Benlamlih told the Reuters news agency.Erdogan declares seven days of national mourningThe White House said Mr Biden underscored"the readiness of the United States to provide any and all needed assistance" to Turkey - a NATO ally.
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