The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria exceeded 41,000 on Friday as the United Nations appealed for $1 billion to address a growing humanitarian crisis.
Residents grab food, clothes and household items delivered from the back of a truck in Samandag, south of Hatay on February 16, 2023, ten days after a 7.8-magnitude struck the border region of Türkiye and Syria. Yasin AKGUL / AFP
“She looked to be in good health. She opened and closed her eyes,” coal miner Ali Akdogan said after participating in the rescue of Aleyna Olmez in Kahramanmaras, a city near the quake’s epicentre.Many in the affected zones are facing a dire emergency as they try to pick up the pieces in freezing conditions, without food, water and toilets — raising the spectre of further disaster from diseases.
The quake — in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones — hit populated areas as many were asleep in houses that had not been built to resist such powerful ground vibrations.
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