US announces $50 million in earthquake aid for Syria, Turkey

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Mar 20, 2023

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during an International Donors Conference for Turkey and Syria. — Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during an International Donors Conference for Turkey and Syria after the earthquake that hit the two countries, at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 20, 2023. — JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON — The United States has announced $50 million in fresh funding for victims of last month’s powerful earthquakes that caused billions in damage to both Syria and Turkey.

An international donors conference in Brussels was held Monday, nearly six weeks after the 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck, killing more than 52,000 people across southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria.