In addition to a staggering human toll, the quake's economic cost appears likely to exceed $2 billion and could surpass $4 billion. theSun theSundaily aid earthquake Turkey Syria
This handout photograph made available by the FDFA’s Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation on February 9, 2023, shows members of the Swiss rescue team discussing how to rescue a 26-year-old woman following a massive earthquake on February 6, in Antakya, in Hatay province on February 8, 2023.
Bitter cold hampered search efforts in both countries, but more than 80 hours after the disaster struck, 16-year-old Melda Adtas was found alive in the southern Turkish city of Antakya. Top aid officials were planning to visit affected areas with World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths both announcing trips.
The crossing is the only way UN assistance can reach civilians without going through areas controlled by Syrian government forces. “This is the moment of unity, it’s not a moment to politicise or to divide but it is obvious that we need massive support,“ Guterres said.Temperatures in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, located near the epicentre of the quake, plunged to minus three degrees Celsius early on Friday.
“I fear for anyone who is trapped under the rubble in this,“ said Melek Halici, who wrapped her two-year-old daughter in a blanket as they watched rescuers working into the night.Monday's quake was the largest Turkey has seen since 1939, when 33,000 people died in the eastern Erzincan province.
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