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Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Thousands of survivors in both countries have been spending a third night in freezing conditions, with hope now fading fast for many trapped under the rubble.Ī World Health Organization official has warned there could be significant injuries caused by freezing temperatures among survivors of the quakes. More than 1,500 people have died in Idlib province alone and an adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said sanctions were stopping Syria from receiving the aid it needed. The EU has confirmed it will send €3.5m (£3.1m) in aid to Syria following a government request for assistance, but said the aid must be delivered to both government- and rebel-controlled areas. There have been similar scenes and complaints in neighbouring Syria, whose north was hard hit by Monday’s quake and where the death toll had climbed to at least 2,950 by yesterday, according to the government and a rescue service operating in the rebel-held northwest. That figure is up more than 30% on yesterday’s toll. The confirmed death toll in Turkey alone has risen to 12,391 by this morning, Thursday, February 9, the Disaster Management Authority confirmed to Reuters. Mr Erdogan accepted the government had encountered some problems, but said the situation was now “under control”. Mr Erdogan, who declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces and sent troops to help, visited Kahramanmaras to view the damage and see the rescue and relief effort.Ĭritics have claimed that the emergency services’ response was too slow and the government was poorly prepared. Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan witnessed the scenes for himself yesterday, Wednesday, February 9, and has since been force to defend his government’s response to the catastrophic earthquakes.Īccording to the BBC, Mr Erdogan has said it was impossible to prepare for the scale of the disaster. This has now been the biggest natural disaster to strike the region since 1999, when a similarly powerful quake killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey.Ī number of British charities have now launched appeals to raise much-needed funds for all the people affected.Īt least 15,000 people have now been confirmed dead in Turkey and northern Syria following the two huge earthquakes early on Monday, February 7. Rescuers in both countries are continuing their painstaking work, but hopes are said to be fading fast for the many people still trapped under the rubble.
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