Foreign aid poured into Turkey and Syria — from U.S. allies and adversaries alike — after earthquakes killed tens of thousands in the region. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from CNN, BBCNews and realDailyWire: TurkeySyriaEarthquake
While Turkey has been the primary focus of relief efforts, others have voiced particular concern for Syria, which had already been battered by a deadly civil war.
Only one border crossing is presently open between Turkey and Syria, and until Thursday, it would reportedly only allow relief workers to transport bodies — not aid. Regular U.N. aid shipments finally arrived in opposition-held Idlib on Thursday, as cold temperatures deepened the humanitarian crisis. Coverage of rescue efforts and international aid was widespread across the spectrum.
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