Words are poor to describe what is happening in Turkey and Syria. The death toll from the deadly earthquakes in the two countries reached 37,774, with Turkish authorities saying 31,974 people have been killed in the neighboring country, while more than 5,800 people are dead in Syria according to the UN and the Syrian government.

The Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization, Hans Kluge, which includes Turkey in his jurisdiction, characteristically stated that the February 6 earthquakes are the “worst natural disaster” of the last 100 years in the European region.

“We are witnessing the worst natural disaster in Europe for a century and we still appreciate its extent,” said Hans Kluge at a press conference. “Its true cost is not yet known and restoration will require time and enormous efforts” he pointed out.

About 26 million people are “in need of humanitarian assistance” in Turkey and Syria, according to the WHO.

The emergency medical deployment, with three planes and medical equipment for 400,000 people, is the largest undertaken by the WHO branch responsible for Europe in its 75 years of existence.

The European branch of the organization includes 53 countries, including Turkey. Syria is included in the Eastern Mediterranean zone of the WHO.

Hope in the ruins: A woman was rescued 203 hours after the earthquake

However, a woman was rescued from the ruins of a building in the southern Turkish city of Hatay, 203 hours after the devastating earthquake, Turkish media reports.

Earlier reports said the rescued person was a man, but state broadcaster TRT later reported that a woman had been pulled from the rubble in the city.

Earlier the rescuers they had recovered three people alive, 198 hours after the earthquake: 18-year-old Muhammad Kafer in Antiyaman province, and two brothers in neighboring Kahramanmaras province.

The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that they were 17-year-old Muhammed Enes Jeninar and his brother, 21-year-old Baki Jeninar, who was rescued right after him.

Both were taken to ambulances and taken to the hospital. Their health status has not been clarified so far.

A UN delegation entered today for the first time after the deadly earthquake in the rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria, in order to assess the needs of these areas, reports an AFP correspondent.

The delegation entered through the Bab-al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey – the delay in the arrival of international aid was criticized by rescuers and local militants.