Infrastructure damage hinders earthquake aid efforts in Türkiye: UN

GENEVA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The extensive damage to infrastructure caused by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria is hindering aid efforts by the United Nations (UN) agencies, officials said on Tuesday.

The first international disaster assessment and coordination teams had now arrived at Adana airport in Türkiye, UN officials told a press briefing in Geneva. The teams were due to move to Gaziantep, the epicenter of the first quake, on Tuesday.