In Turkey, the death toll is rising every day, and the government is taking steps to alleviate the suffering. Author: Taken from twitter
ANKARA, 12 February. — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria has already exceeded 28 thousand people. The World Food Program has requested $77 million to provide food rations to at least 590,000 people displaced by the earthquake.
In addition, thousands of Turks and Syrians have been confirmed to have been injured following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the area last Monday, they indicate.
authorities cited by CNN. The World Health Organization has warned that survivors, many of whom are homeless, could face a secondary disaster as cold and snow bring dire conditions that worsen the overall scenario.
Several rescue teams announced the end of operations to search for survivors in rebel-controlled areas in northwestern Syria. Drone and satellite photos convey the harsh reality of widespread destruction in an area that spans across the two countries.
The scale of the disaster is enormous. “We have mapped the size of the affected area,” said Caroline Holt, director of climate and crises at the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC). He claimed it was the size of France.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said we have yet to see the full extent of the damage and humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes, while the World Health Organization estimates that up to 23 million people could be affected by a natural disaster.
Once the search effort is complete, the focus will turn to a longer-term recovery. Türkiye has been damaged by earthquakes in the past and has been rebuilt. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Kahramanmaras region, located near the epicenter of the deadly earthquake, and announced that the government’s goal is to restore it within a year.
Large earthquakes like this one are rare, but many in the region are still haunted by the memory of the 1999 Izmit earthquake in the Sea of Marmara region.
Source: Juventud Rebelde