60,000 aid personnel are in the quake-hit zone, but with the devastation so widespread, many are still waiting for help in freezing temperatures
People gather as the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the town of Jandaris, Syria.Rescuers search the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria.A man walks with his belongings through the rubble of collapsed buildings where a newborn girl was found in the town of Jinderis, Aleppo province, Syria,A search for survivors continues in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the town of Jandaris, Syria.
Turkey now has some 60,000 aid personnel in the quake-hit zone, but with the devastation so widespread many are still waiting for help. “For now, the name of hope in Kahramanmaras is Arif Kaan,” a Turkish television reporter proclaimed as the dramatic rescue was broadcast to the country. Search teams from more than two dozen countries joined the Turkish emergency personnel, and aid pledges poured in.
On Monday afternoon in a northwestern Syrian town, residents found a crying newborn still connected by the umbilical cord to her deceased mother. The baby was the only member of her family to survive a building collapse in the small town of Jinderis, relatives told The Associated Press. Erdogan said 13 million of the country’s 85 million people were affected, and he declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces. More than 8,000 people have been pulled from the debris in Turkey, and some 380,000 have taken refuge in government shelters or hotels, authorities said.
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