Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down TurkeyEarthquake
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that nearly 13,000 excavators, cranes, trucks and other industrial vehicles had been sent to the quake zone.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The women include 226,000 in Turkey and 130,000 in Syria, about 38,800 of whom will deliver in the next month.Article contentIt said many of the women are sheltering in camps or are living exposed to freezing temperatures, and struggling to get food or clean water, putting their health at risk. The World Food Programme has been pressuring authorities in that region of Syria to stop blocking access as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the earthquakes.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said the United States would provide longer term help to Turkey Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month’s earthquake.
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