As Turkey attempts to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria.
As Turkey attempts to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria, with the World Food Programme pressuring authorities in the northwest to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
As rescue efforts continued one worker yelled into the rubble: “Take a deep breath if you can hear my voice.” The head of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority , Yunus Sezer, said the search and rescue efforts will largely be terminated on Sunday night. The agency last week said it was running out of stocks there and called for more border crossings to be opened from Turkey.
The area is controlled by insurgents at war with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad which has complicated efforts to get aid to people. “Our priority now is to fight against the conditions that can threaten public health and to prevent infectious diseases,” Koca told a news conference in southern Hatay province.
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