Balance breaks, more than 41,000 earthquake casualties in Turkey, Syria

According to reports, the number of victims is taught to have reached 41,218. Meanwhile, the number of people injured by earthquakes in Turkey has reached 105,505

According to data published by the US risk rating company Versusk, earthquake damage in Turkey will exceed the cost of $20 billion.

Experts say the chances of finding survivors are fading, while the health of survivors are still unknown. In Syria, President Bashar Assad agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the northwest of the country controlled by rebels to provide assistance and equipment needed for millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations reported on Monday.

So far, the UN has been allowed to send aid to the Idlib area only through a single passage to Bab Al-Hawa. The United Nations has been under intense pressure to send more relief supplies and heavy equipment to the rebel - controlled northwest of Syria, where there is no basic digging tools for other survivors as the death toll increases.

The devastating earthquake affected 10 provinces in Turkey, where some 13.5 million people live, as well as a large area in northwestern Syria, home to millions. More than 41,000 and 500 buildings were destroyed and badly damaged, Turkey's Environment and Urbanisation Minister said.

In Turkey most blame wrong construction for major destruction. Turkey has construction rules meeting earthquake engineering standards, but experts say these rules are rarely implemented.