Quake Halts UN Cross-Border Aid to Syria, Unclear When Will Resume

Syrian rescuers gather above the rubble of a collapsed building, on February 7, 2023, in the town of Jandaris, in the opposition-held part of Aleppo province, as a search operation continues following a deadly earthquake. (AFP)

The flow of critical UN aid from Türkiye to northwest Syria has temporarily halted due to damage to roads and other logistical issues related to the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries on Monday, a UN spokesperson said.

Even before the quake struck in the early hours of Monday, the United Nations estimated that more than 4 million people in northwest Syria, many displaced by the war and living in camps, depended on cross-border aid.