The death toll in the devastating earthquake in turkey and Syria has now crossed 16 000. Turkish president erdogan has visited one of the Cities hit by the quake , and admitted false with his government’s initial response. this after anger is mounting from those left destitute over the slow arrival of rescue teams. meanwhile satellite images of the devastations have now emerged on your screens.
Right now you can see the images of cities before and after the earthquake . notice a stadium which is filled with relief tents erected after the Quake hit. a moment of Joy Rescuers pull a whole family from the rubble in Northern Syria, more often bodies are removed , thousands more people mourn or wait for news. Turkish president erdogan visited karaman marash in southern turkey, to see the devastation first hand two days after disaster struck.
Anger is growing over what local people say has been a slow government response. erdogan has declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces and sent in troops to help. All State institutions are working on this at the moment , on the first day we experience some issues but then on the second day and today the situation has been taken under control.
A traumatic search at this nearby Sports Hall . a survivor’s step among rows of bodies examining them one by one, other makeshift morgues are in stadiums and parking lots. the Tremor struck in the dead of night when people were sleeping, hundreds of collapsed buildings have become tombs and the toll is expected to rise.
In the Quake Zone survivors slept in their cars overnight in the freezing cold or in the streets under blankets, fearful of going back into buildings shaken by the 7.8 magnitude Tremor that hit in the early hours of Monday. families destroyed or torn apart in an Aleppo Hospital Bacchus says he lost 13 members of his family of 16 when their building collapsed .
Only my brother my one and a half year old niece and I got out he says. Yusuf has waited two days for someone to rescue his relatives, his father mother sister and her son are under this Rubble on an Aleppo Street. I talked to them and heard their voice but unfortunately as you can see here, they’re very slow at work and they don’t have enough equipment. Aid officials voice particular concern about the situation in Syria.
Humanitarian needs are now greater than at any point since a war broke out that has partitioned the nation , and is complicating relief efforts. residents in Syrian government held territory contacted by phone have described the Authority’s response as slow, with some areas receiving more help than others.
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