ANTAKYA, Feb 9 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has...
ANTAKYA, Feb 9 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
“We can’t reach them. We are trying to talk to them, but they are not responding... We are waiting for help. It has been 48 hours now,” she said. Twitter was also not working on Turkish mobile networks, according to AFP journalists and NetBlocks web monitoring group.The window for rescuers to find survivors is narrowing as the effort nears the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the most likely period to save lives.
Officials and medics said 9,057 people had died in Turkey and at least 3,042 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 12,099 — but that could yet double if the worst fears of experts are realised. “Even the buildings that haven’t collapsed were severely damaged. There are now more people under the rubble than those above it,” a resident named Hassan, who did not provide his full name, said in the rebel-held town of Jindayris.
A leading UN official called for the facilitation of aid access to rebel-held areas in the northwest, warning relief stocks will soon be depleted.
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