UN commission claims international community, Syrian government didn't react to earthquake quickly enough

A United Nations commission claims Syria's government and the international community didn't act quickly following the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said there should be an investigation into why it took a week to open border crossings for aid to flow. It added that war-torn Syria "now needs a comprehensive cease-fire that is fully respected" for civilians, including aid workers, to be safe.

It took a week for the U.N. and Syria’s President Bashar Assad’s government to agree on opening two more border crossings into the rebel-held region bordering Turkey as many people were still under the rubble.