BEIRUT (Reuters) - Nearly 9 million people in Syria were affected by last weeks' devastating earthquake that hit both Syria and Turkey, the United Nations said in a statement on Tuesday as it launched a $400 million funding appeal to help the situation there.
"Humanitarian agencies will need $397.6 million to respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs over the next three months.", the statement added.
(Reporting by Timour Azhari, Writing by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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