'Apocalyptic,' says UN food agency chief of earthquake-hit Turkey

12:10:00 AM, Monday 27th of February 2023 | in miscellaneous

United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley on Saturday revealed he witnessed "apocalyptic" scenes during his recent visit to earthquake-hit areas in southern Turkey. Moreover, referring to the past 12 years of civil war in Syria, Beasley said that the situation in the country after the series of devastating temblors amounted to a "catastrophe on top of a catastrophe."