Rescue Operations Get Harder

ANTAKYA: More than 13,000 search and rescue personnel are working hard to find tens of thousands of people who are still trapped under the rubble of buildings as the death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise As of 6 pm yesterday, the latest number of those who died was reported to exceed 5,000 people.

In an effort that passed the 24-hour period, many among the rescuers looked tired and began to feel hopeless due to the scale of the disaster which was too large and hindered the search efforts The Turkiye Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported that 13,740 search and rescue personnel were deployed with more than 41,000 tents, 100,000 beds and 300,000 blankets sent to the region.

AFAD official, Orhan Tatar said, about 6, 217 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake followed by 285 aftershocks and over 20,426 people were injured WEATHER IS TOO COLD The winter weather in Turkiye is now below negative four degrees Celsius which also hampered search efforts throughout the night, yesterday.

Poor internet connections and the roads connecting some of Turkiye's cities suffered the worst damage, also hampering efforts to assess the impact and plan forms of aid In the Turkiye city of Iskenderun, rescuers climbed over a large pile of debris from a building that was once part of a state hospital's intensive care unit to search for survivors.

Health workers also do whatever they can to treat the injured According to the rescue team, they also heard the voice of a woman calling for help under a pile of rubble in Hatay province in southern Turkiye.

BODIES WALKING In fact, in the nearby area, there are bodies of children and adults lying around while the environment is very chaotic and crowded with rescue team vehicles In Kahramanmaras, north of Antakya, families of the victims gathered around a bonfire and wrapped themselves in thick blankets to stay warm.

"We barely made it out of the house We are in a state of disaster.

We are hungry, we are thirsty Sad," said Neset Guler while hugging his four children.

A 7 8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and neighboring Syria at 4.

17am (local time) yesterday with a second tremor occurring on the 7th 5 magnitude at 1.

24 pm which destroyed thousands of buildings including apartment blocks, hospitals and government complexes The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES 24 noon that destroyed thousands of buildings including apartment blocks, hospitals and government complexes The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES 24 noon that destroyed thousands of buildings including apartment blocks, hospitals and government complexes The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES hospitals and government complexes The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES hospitals and government complexes The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021 LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency.

need to lead to a massive movement of military forces Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster.

In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue – AGENCIES The earthquake was the largest recorded worldwide by the United States Geological Survey since an isolated case was reported in the South Atlantic in August 2021.

LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert requiring international assistance, but not in a state of emergency need to lead to a massive movement of military forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert that requires international assistance, but not in an emergency situation that should lead to a large-scale movement of armed forces Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster.

In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue – AGENCIES LEVEL 4 ALARM Ankara declared a level four alert that requires international assistance, but not in an emergency situation that should lead to a large-scale movement of armed forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had previously been preparing for the general election in May, described the earthquake as the country's most historic disaster In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue – AGENCIES In fact, he described the authorities as having done their best to search and rescue.

– AGENCIES.