The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with 'apocalyptic' scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey.
The World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley attends a news conference on food security in Yemen at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Strong earthquakes, which began on Feb. 6, have struck both Turkey and neighbouring Syria, killing more than 50,000 people according to the latest figures released on"There is only one way to describe what I saw today: apocalyptic," WFP Executive Director David Beasley said after visiting the city of Antakya in Turkey's Hatay province.
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