Turkey winds down quake rescue as Blinken pledges fresh US aid
Turkey on Sunday said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended.
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Turkey on Sunday said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended.
Authorities say death toll from 7.8-magnitude tremor rises to 40,689.
Visiting Turkey for the first time, the US Secretary of State announced an additional $100 million to Turkey aimed at helping the country's long-term recovery from devastating earthquakes..
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken pledged to keep helping Turkey recover from a devastating earthquake, but there were few hints of progress on disputes over F-16 sales and NATO.
The Turkish interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, said at least three people were killed in Hatay Province, one of the areas devastated by the Feb. 6 quake that killed more than 46,000 people in Turkey and Syria.