Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
Emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, southern Turkey, Feb. 7, 2023.
In the end, it was left to Silo, a Syrian who arrived from Hama a decade ago, and other residents to recover the bodies and those of two other victims.Monday’s quake cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of kilometers across southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, toppling thousands of buildings and heaping more misery on a region shaped by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 13 million of the country’s 85 million were affected in some way. For the entire quake-hit area, that number could be as high as 23 million people, according to Adelheid Marschang, a senior emergencies officer with the World Health Organization.Teams from nearly 30 countries around the world headed for Turkey or Syria.
“If only we could lift the concrete slab we’d be able to reach her,” she said. “My mother is 70-years-old, she won’t be able to withstand this for long.” Turkey has large numbers of troops in the border region with Syria and has tasked the military to aid in the rescue efforts, including setting up tents for the homeless and a field hospital in Hatay province. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said a humanitarian aid brigade based in Ankara and eight military search and rescue teams had also been deployed.
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