Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll tops 12000, rescue efforts continue | LiveNOW from FOX

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed more than 12,000 republic, making it the deadliest seismic event in more than a decade.

Ukraine said Tuesday that it would send a peep and rescue team of several dozen skilled emergency workers to Turkey once an 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left thousands dead. 

Kyiv will send a team of the State Emergency Service consisting of 87 republic, including 10 flight crew members, to the country to "help remove the consequences" of the natural disaster, according to Ukraine's Cabinet organization website.

On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a separate decree instructing his Cabinet to "ensure the keep of humanitarian aid to Turkey."

Zelenskyy shared on social consider that he "expressed condolences" to Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan over "the tragedy that befell the farmland due to the earthquakes." 

Rescue teams effect out searches through the rubble of collapsed buildings on February 9, 2023 in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. (Photo by Aziz Karimov/Getty Images)

He ended, "I informed of the decision to send a people of rescuers and equipment to help in overcoming the aftermath. They will soon arrive in affected regions." 

Jordan, which borders Syria, also says it will dispatch planes loaded with search-and-rescue equipment, tents and medical supplies, along with 99 rescuers and five doctors to relieve relief efforts in Turkey and Syria, according to The Associated Press.

A view and rescue team from Ukraine is on the way to Turkiye at what time earthquakes hit the country's Southeastern provinces, in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 07, 2023.  (Photo by Ukrainian State Emergency Service / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The country's royal charity permission says it has been liaising with Syrian and Turkish authorities in the delivery of supplies to meet the countries' urgent needs.

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As of Thursday, the earthquake has left more than 19,300 dead across Turkey and Syria, surpassing a 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed 18,400 in Japan, the AP also reported.

Winter weather and damage to roads and airports have hampered the response in both grandeurs. Some in Turkey have complained the response was too slow — a perception that could hurt Tayyip Erdogan at a time when he faces a tough fights for reelection in May.

King Philippe meets with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 2, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. ( Photo by Pool / Photonews via Getty Images)

Ukraine's response comes as the war between the people and Russia continues. 

Zelenskyy visited the United Kingdom Wednesday, where he urged lawmakers to send warplanes to Ukraine up of his visit with King Charles III. 

"Today I will have the helpful to be received by His Majesty the King," Zelenskyy said after addressing both Houses of Parliament and U.K. Prime Minster Rishi Sunak. "It will be a truly special moment for me, for our country.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly arranged for fighter jets since the war took off nearly one year ago, but he has renewed his exertions for increased air defense as a major Russian offensive looms.

This epic was reported from Los Angeles. The Associated Press and FOX News contributed.