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As hope fades of finding people alive - the world's attention is turning to those who survived the massive earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria. The United Nations is appealing for 1 billion US dollars to address the growing humanitarian crisis. Nearly two weeks on, millions in both countries remain displaced. People are sleeping outdoors and living without food, water or toilets, raising fears of further disaster from disease. Many Syrian refugees are even choosing to return to the war-torn country they fled, lining up at border crossings with whatever belongings they managed to salvage.
Anger is growing in northern Syria over the late arrival of aid following the earthquake. In the critical days after the quake, when many survivors could have been rescued, the area was largely cut off from the outside world. Even now, residents complain of a lack of help. The United Nations is also under fire for failing to act in the midst of Syria's complex divisions.
And critics are saying the earthquakes could even work in dictator Bashar Assad's favor. DW asks Syria expert Kristin Helberg why that is, and whether it is possible to help the Syrian people without supporting Assad.

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