About 100 people slept in a terminal lounge normally used to welcome Turkish politicians and celebrities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
, Turkey - Desperate survivors sought refuge in the airport near Turkey’s quake disaster zone on Tuesday, as hundreds of rescuers from more than 70 countries landed in the country.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has warned the next 48 hours would be “crucial” in the hunt for survivors, with temperatures barely above freezing. Local authorities have banned people from staying in apartment blocks because of the many aftershocks hitting the region. But authorities fear there could be thousands still trapped under rubble in the worst-hit zones in Turkey and Syria.
Qatar has sent a 120-strong rescue team and Israel has sent dozens of specialists to help with the relief effort, while aid planes have arrived from Turkmenistan and several Gulf states.
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