Germany doubles aid for quake victims

Germany will double its relief aid in Turkey and Syria with an additional 50 million euros ($53 million) for those affected by the massive twin earthquakes in Turkey, Berlin’s foreign and interior ministers announced Tuesday during a visit.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany wants "to make it clear that we, as a global community, see this catastrophe and we support the population."

Baerbock was speaking during a visit Tuesday to Pazarcık, in southeast Turkey, along with German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.

Of the new aid, 33 million euros will go to Turkey and 17 million to northern Syria, bringing Germany's contribution to 108 million euros in the region hit by a deadly earthquake that has killed nearly 46,000.