Turkiye-Syria earthquake: death toll climbs above 20,000 as survivors struggle in aftermath
Published Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:42AM EST - Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires in the bitter cold and clamored for food and water Thursday, three days after the temblor hitEmergency crews used pick axes, shovels and jackhammers to dig through twisted metal and concrete - and occasionally still pulled out survivors. But in some places, their focus shifted to demolishing unsteady buildings.
“Especially in this cold, it is not possible to live here,” he said. “If people haven't died from being stuck under the rubble, they'll die from the cold.”and Syria. Some inhave complained the response was too slow - a perception that could hurt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a time when he faces a tough battle for reelection in May.
But more and more often, the teams pulled out dead bodies. In Antakya, over 100 bodies were awaiting identification in a makeshift morgue outside a hospital. A man, who gave only his name as Ahmet out of fear of government retribution, later asked the AP: “How can I go home and sleep? My brother is there. He may still be alive.”
“There's no hope,” said Yilmaz, 67, who had six relatives, including a 3-month-old baby, trapped inside. “We can't give up our hope in God, but they entered the building with listening devices and dogs, and there was nothing.”
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