Struggle to get aid to Turkey and Syria after massive quake

Aid agencies and governments step up a scramble to send help to parts of Turkey and Syria devastated by an earthquake, but a week after the disaster many complain they still are struggling to meet basic needs, like finding shelter from the bitter cold.

The situation is particularly desperate in Syria, where a 12-year civil war has complicated relief efforts and meant days of wrangling over how to even move aid into the country, let alone distribute it. Some people there who lost their homes say they have received nothing. In Turkey, meanwhile, several families crowd into tents meant for just one.

On Monday, the United Nations announced a deal with Damascus to deliver UN aid to through two more border crossings from Turkey to rebel-held areas of northwest Syria — but the needs remain enormous.