Survivors in need of shelter and sanitation a month after massive earthquake

Survivors in need of shelter and sanitation a month after massive earthquake
Members of a family keep warm next to a fire as they follow a rescue team searching for their relatives among destroyed building in Antakya, southern Turkey, last month (Francisco Seco/AP)

Hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation a month after a huge earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, a United Nations official said.

An appeal for a billion US dollars (£832 million) is only 10% funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, they added.

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