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By JERUSALEM POST STAFFA man reacts at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 8, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/SERTAC KAYAR)SORT BY   Latest   Oldest  

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Syria requests EU support for the first time after earthquake

The EU is offering 6.5 million Euros to Turkey and Syria in one of the largest search and rescue operations to exist.

By REUTERS

Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building, following an earthquake, in Hama, Syria February 6, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/YAMAM AL SHAAR)

Syria has, for the first time, asked for assistance from the European Union, two days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 11,000 people there and in neighboring Turkey, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

Emergency support being provided

The EU said it would provide additional emergency support to both countries and emergency humanitarian assistance worth 6.5 million euros ($7 million) in one of the largest ever search and rescue operations through its Civil Protection Mechanism.