According to the latest reports from Türkiye and Syrian media, the strong earthquake in southern Türkiye near the Syrian border in the early morning of the 6th has killed more than 4000 people and injured nearly 20000 people in both countries, according to the foreign correspondent of the comprehensive Xinhua News Agency. Russia, Poland and other countries have sent search and rescue forces to Turkey and Syria to assist in rescue. According to the Türkiye Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred at 4:17 am local time (9:17 pm Beijing time) on the 6th, with a focal depth of 7 km. The surrounding provinces such as Gaziantep, Khathai and Malatya were strongly felt. Türkiye's Anadolu News Agency reported on the 7th that the earthquake had killed 2921 people and injured 15834 people in Türkiye, citing the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency. Türkiye's Vice President Fouad Octai said on the 6th that rescue workers had rescued 7840 people from the ruins. It is also reported that Türkiye's military has dispatched more than 3000 soldiers to the disaster area to participate in rescue. The Ministry of Defence of Turkey has opened air corridors so that search and rescue teams can reach the disaster area as soon as possible. The Syrian Ministry of Health said on the 6th that 711 people were killed and 1431 injured in the government-controlled Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartous provinces. According to rescuers on the same day, the earthquake has killed 733 people and injured more than 2100 people in the areas controlled by anti-government forces. Syrian news agency reported on the 6th that Syrian President Bashar had convened an emergency cabinet meeting to assess the impact of the earthquake and study and formulate an emergency rescue plan. The Prime Minister of Syria, Hussein Arnus, and officials from various departments have established a "central action room" to coordinate and lead the disaster response work around the clock. The United Nations immediately launched post-disaster assistance operations on the day of the earthquake to provide humanitarian assistance to the affected areas and people. The United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said on the 6th that the United Nations is fully supporting the response and is assessing needs and providing assistance on the ground. The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Steiner said that the agency was ready to provide support to the affected people. World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai said that the WHO emergency medical team has been approved and plans to provide medical care to the injured and the most vulnerable. Russian satellite news agency reported on the 7th, citing the news from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, that more than 100 Russian rescue workers have arrived in Türkiye to participate in disaster relief operations. Rescue workers will carry out all-weather search and rescue work in multiple locations, deploy a mobile hospital, and more than 40 medical rescue workers will provide medical assistance to victims. The Polish government announced on the 6th that it would send a search and rescue team consisting of 76 firefighters and 8 search and rescue dogs to the disaster area. Polish Interior Minister Kaminski said that Polish firefighters had left for Türkiye. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said through social media on the 6th that, at the request of the European Union's civil protection mechanism, the Ministry of the Interior of the West has launched the Spanish military emergency force and emergency air force to send troops to earthquake-stricken areas to carry out search and rescue missions. According to the United Arab Emirates News Agency, President Mohammed of the United Arab Emirates ordered to send an earthquake search and rescue team to Türkiye and Syria on the 6th. The United Arab Emirates also announced that it would establish a military base in Türkiye