Today’s Earthquake News Updates from Turkey and Syria: While the death toll in Turkey surpassed 8,754 overnight, the toll in Syria surpassed 2,500, according to Reuters. The number of people killed is expect to rise.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting quake-hit areas as anger mounts among the people over the “slow and inadequate response” by authorities. The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 11,200.
Rescue workers are still struggling to reach some of the most severely damaged areas. They are hampered by damaged roads, inclement weather, and a lack of resources and heavy equipment. They are concerned that the toll will rise even higher in the coming hours. Many of the survivors are also concerned about the possibility of death from cold and hunger.
Meanwhile, India is sending another NDRF team to Turkey. The two teams that arrived yesterday have already begun rescue operations. India is also distributing relief supplies in earthquake-affected areas.
According to Syria’s Civil Defense, victims are still trapped under rubble following the earthquake in Turkey
Syria’s civil defence, which operates in rebel-held areas, said on Monday that a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria had left “tens of victims and people trapped under rubble” of collapsed buildings in the country’s northwest. The volunteer group known as the White Helmets said in a tweet that they were working to rescue survivors.
According to Governor Hulusi Sahin of Turkey’s Malatya province, 130 buildings have collapsed.
At least 130 buildings have collapsed in Turkey’s Malatya province, according to Governor Hulusi Sahin. The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held northwest region of Syria as “disastrous,” adding that entire buildings had collapsed and people were trapped beneath the rubble. Civil defence advised people to evacuate buildings and congregate in open areas. Rass stated that emergency rooms were overflowing with injured people.