Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Turkey's Erdogan visits quake region as anger grows over rescue speed - Death Toll Now Over 11,200

 OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE BLAMING THE LAZY ERDOGAN FOR THIS LATEST TRAGEDY!!

  1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has travelled to the earthquake disaster zone in his country as criticism grows over the official response
  2. Families in some badly-hit areas have said the slow speed of rescue efforts means they have had no help digging through ruins to find relatives
  3. Erdogan acknowledged there'd been difficulties with the initial response but blamed delays on damaged roads and airports

  4. "We survived the earthquake, but we will die here due to hunger or cold," said a 64-year-old in Antakya, Hatay province
  5. More than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria are now known to have been killed
  6. The White Helmets, who leading efforts to rescue people in rebel-held areas Syria, say time is running out to save people
  7. Dramatic footage has emerged of rescues - one family of six were pulled alive from the rubble in the Syrian city of Idlib

  8. Death toll rises to more than 11,200

    We now believe more than 11,200 people have died following a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.

    Turkish officials say 8,574 people have died in the country.

    It's difficult to get figures from Syria, but we understand the number of confirmed deaths so far is 2,662.

  9. MORE INFO AT: Turkey earthquake: Erdogan visits quake region as anger grows over rescue speed - BBC News


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