The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded. | via philstarlife
The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded.
Chances of finding survivors have dimmed now that the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council to authorise the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkey and Syria to deliver aid.
Parents walked the streets of the city—close to the epicentre of Monday's earthquake—carrying their children in blankets because it was warmer than sitting in a tent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged on Wednesday that there were"shortcomings" in the government's handling of the disaster.
Despite the difficulties, thousands of local and foreign searchers have not given up the hunt for more survivors.
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