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    Over 4,400 dead in Turkey and Syria earthquake

    David GreatBy David GreatFebruary 7, 20231 Comment3 Mins Read
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    A woman reacts while embracing another person, near rubble following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
    A woman reacts while embracing another person, near rubble following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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    • Death toll nears 3,000 in Turkey, at least 1,500 in Syria
    • Quake is biggest recorded worldwide since August 2021

    Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose past 4,400 on Tuesday, with despair mounting and the scale of the disaster hampering relief efforts.

    In the Turkish city of Antakya near the Syrian border, where 10-storey buildings crumbled onto the streets, Reuters journalists saw rescue work being conducted on one out of dozens of mounds of rubble.

    The temperature was close to freezing as the rain came down and there was no electricity or fuel in the city.

    The magnitude 7.8 quake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on Monday, toppling thousands of buildings including many apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands of people injured or homeless.

    In Turkey, the death toll climbed to 2,921 people, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.

    A general view shows damaged and collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 6, 2023. Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via REUTERS
    A general view shows damaged and collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 6, 2023. Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via REUTERS

    The death toll in Syria, already devastated by more than 11 years of war, stands at more than 1,500, according to the Syrian government and a rescue service in the insurgent-held northwest.

    Freezing winter weather hampered search efforts through the night. A woman’s voice was heard calling for help under a pile of rubble in the southern Turkish province of Hatay. Nearby, the body of a small child lay lifeless.

    Weeping in the rain, a resident who gave his name as Deniz wrung his hands in despair.

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    “They’re making noises but nobody is coming,” he said. “We’re devastated, we’re devastated. My God … They’re calling out. They’re saying, ‘Save us’ but we can’t save them. How are we going to save them? There has been nobody since the morning.”

    Families slept in cars lined up in the streets.

    Cennet Sucu is rescued from the rubble of collapsed hospital, following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey February 6, 2023. REUTERS Umit Bektas
    Cennet Sucu is rescued from the rubble of collapsed hospital, following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

    Ayla, standing by a pile of rubble where an eight-storey building once stood, said she had driven to Hatay from Gaziantep on Monday in search of her mother. Five or six rescuers from the Istanbul fire department were working in the ruins – a sandwich of concrete and glass.

    “There have been no survivors yet. A street dog came and barked at a certain point for long, I feared it was for my mother. But it was someone else,” she said.

    “I turned on the lights of the car to help the rescue team. They took out only two bodies so far, no survivors.”

    In Kahramanmaras, north of Antakya, families gathered around fires and wrapped themselves in blankets to stay warm.

    “We barely made it out of the house,” said Neset Guler, huddling with his four children. “Our situation is a disaster. We are hungry, we are thirsty. It’s miserable.”

    AFAD said nearly 8,000 people have been rescued from 4,758 buildings destroyed in the tremors a day earlier.

    It said 13,740 search and rescue personnel were deployed and more than 41,000 tents, 100,000 beds and 300,000 blankets had been sent to the region. “The delivery of personnel and vehicles continued uninterrupted during the night,” it said.

    Reuters

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