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The Red Cross on Thursday has more than tripled its emergency funding appeal to over $700 million for aid to victims of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last week.
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it now estimated it would need 650 million Swiss francs ($702 million) to help respond to the soaring humanitarian needs in both countries.
Just over a week ago, the organisation had estimated its funding needs at 200 million francs.
The 7.8-magnitude tremor early on February 6 killed nearly 42,000 people in southeast Turkey and parts of Syria, with the death toll expected to increase in both countries.
"The full impact of this earthquake is still unfolding," IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain, who is currently visiting quake-hit communities in the two countries, said in a statement.
Amid increasing death tolls, many survivors continue to deal with severe injuries, homelessness and freezing temperatures following the devastations of their homes, neighbourhoods and cities.
Rescue missions however, are decreasing, as they are shifting to getting relief to survivors more than a week after the devastating earthquake struck.
One mother and two children were pulled from the rubble after more than nine under debris on Wednesday, when she asked rescuers "what day it was" after she was pulled out, according to the Turkish Anadolu agency.
Another woman, aged 77, was also rescued following nearly 212 hours under rubble, in another miracle rescue mission.