According to Turkey's Ministry of Family and Social Services on Friday, the families of 263 children who were pulled from the rubble in Turkey could not be reached.
Among those children, 162 continue to receive care in hospital, while 101 children were transferred to the relevant units of the ministry and taken under institutional care after their treatment.In Turkey, the number of people killed has risen to 24,617, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said at a news conference Saturday. In Syria, the total number of deaths stood at 3,575 as of Saturday.
Efforts have also been hampered by blocked roads, damaged infrastructure and several violent aftershocks. However, CNN Romania affiliate Antena 3's reporter Cristian Popovici warned Friday that as the hours pass, incredible scenes such as these will become less frequent."The chances of this happening are less than 1%, especially because of below-freezing temperatures recorded here at night.
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