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At least 5,000 people have died and another 25,000 have been injured in Turkey and Syria due to two devastating earthquakes on Monday, while rescue work continues due to fears that hundreds or thousands of people are still trapped under the rubble.
IN Turkeywhere the epicenters of earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 were, the official count already speaks of 3,432 dead and 21,000 injured.
At the moment, rescuers managed to extract alive about 8,000 people from under the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings.
Despite the fact that more than 30 hours had passed since the first earthquake, on Tuesday morning, several of the ten provinces in southeastern Turkey most affected by the disaster continued to find people alive.
IN Syriaimmersed in civil war for more than a decade, information about the victims comes, on the one hand, from the government of Bashar al-Assad, and on the other, from the last enclave of the country, controlled by the opposition, surrounded by government forces with Russian support.
The total count shows that 1552 people died in this country, another 3549 were injured.
The White Helmets rescue group working in opposition-controlled areas warned on Tuesday that “time is running out” and reminded that “hundreds” of people are still trapped.
“Every second can save a life, we call on all humanitarian organizations and international organizations to provide material support and assistance,” the volunteers urged on their Twitter account.
IN TurkeyThe government said that more than 25,000 people are involved in the rescue efforts and, in addition, more than 2,700 rescuers from 65 countries have arrived or are on their way to the most affected areas.
Cold in the disaster area
Low temperatures and snow in the area, where there are also hard-to-reach mountain areas, complicate rescue work.
Also to Syria Two Iraqi and one Iranian planes arrived with supplies for the earthquake victims, the first shipments of international aid received by the Syrian government for disaster relief, the official Syrian news agency SANA said on Tuesday.
The Turkish authorities managed to house about 380,000 people in public buildings and arrange for the air and sea transport of the wounded to other provinces.
In addition, a controlled evacuation of the affected provinces, where about 13 million people live, has begun.
The Turkish government has provided 12.1 million euros ($13.3 million) in emergency funds for the ten most affected provinces.
According to Afad, the emergency management agency Turkeythe affected area is about 110,000 square kilometers.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the earthquakes represent the biggest disaster the country has suffered since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake in eastern Turkey, which killed more than 32,000 people and triggered a tsunami in the Black Sea, about 160 kilometers from Turkey. epicenter.
Yesterday, the head of state declared seven days of national mourning and schools in the affected provinces were closed for a week.
In addition, all sporting events are suspended until further notice. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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