Erdogan repeated an earlier admission that there had been “shortcomings” in his government’s response. theSun theSundaily earthquake disaster Turkey Syria
Survivors gather next to a bonfire outside collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras on February 8, 2023, after their homes were destroyed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on February 6. AFPPIX: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted for the first time Friday that his government's search and rescue effort from this week's devastating earthquake was not going as quickly as hoped.
The death toll from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor has surpassed 22,000 across southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.Erdogan repeated an earlier admission that there had been “shortcomings” in his government’s response.
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