UPDATES: Turkiye Quake Death Toll Rises to 18,342, in Syria it Currently Stands at 1,347

The Russian military has saved 47 Syrian nationals from under the rubble and provided medical assistance to over 200 people after the devastating earthquake hit the Arab country on February 6, Maj. Gen. Oleg Egorov, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Thursday.

"Russian soldiers continue to take part in the elimination of the consequences of the earthquake in Latakia, Aleppo, and Hama governorates. Since February 6, 2023, 47 people have been rescued from under the rubble, medical assistance has been rendered to 225 Syrian citizens, and the distribution of 38.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been organized," Egorov told a briefing.

Since Monday, parts of Turkiye and Syria have been rattled by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks that killed more than 17,000 people and collapsed thousands of homes, with over 1,300 people killed in Syrian alone. Russia is among the nations that are providing assistance to both countries.

"We bring all this to the attention of our partners, and if there are needs and opportunities to accept our assistance, then it will be provided," Grushko said.

"The number of victims of the earthquake has increased to 1,347, the number of injured to 2,295," the minister said during a press conference in Damascus.

France will also donate 500,000 euros to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which, among other things, helps those affected by the earthquakes.

The United Nations is rushing to help and this is why UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths will travel to areas affected by the earthquakes this weekend, Guterres added.

"At the moment, 16,546 people were killed, and 66,132 were injured," Erdogan said.

"This is a moment in which everybody has to make very clear that no sanctions of any kind interfere with relief to the population of Syria in the present moment," Guterres told journalists.

The state of emergency will be introduced for a three-month period, it added.

"At the moment, 16,170 people were killed, and 64,194 were injured," Erdogan said.

"We are experiencing the biggest disaster in our history. We have received offers of assistance from 95 countries and 16 international organizations. 6479 people from 56 countries are working in the disaster area. Rescue teams from 19 countries will arrive in our country within 24 hours," Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey has risen to 14,014, and another 63,794 were injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.

A new powerful earthquake may occur soon in the area of Turkey's​​ Canakkale port in the Sea of ​Marmara due to increased seismic activity there, Turkish seismologist Dogan Perincek told Sputnik on Thursday.