<span style="color: #222222;">U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced further aid to earthquake-hit Turkiye. In a statement, Blinken said that Washington would provide longer-term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month's devastating earthquake. </span><br />''<br />''The economic cost of the disaster is expected to run into billions of dollars.<br />''<br />''U.S. Secretary of State reached Incirlik Air Force Base yesterday on an official visit and held discussions on how Washington can further assist.<br />''   <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkiye's southeast and neighbouring Syria on the 5th of this month, killing more than 45,000 people and leaving a million-plus homeless.</span><br />