Syria Faces "Nightmare Situation" as Aid Stalls Amid Sanctions and Earthquake Death Toll Keeps Rising

The death toll from the massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is nearing 42,000 and continues to rise as many face a lack of shelter and access to aid. The effects are especially dire in northwest Syria, which was already facing a humanitarian crisis prior to the earthquakes after nearly 12 years of war. Othman Moqbel, CEO of Action For Humanity, the parent charity of Syria Relief, says other countries must do more to support Syrians. We have [a] duty to support them. The international community needs to do more," he says, adding that sanctions on Syria are further hampering the delivery of aid.