"Children Freezing From Cold"
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| Over 7,800 Killed In Turkey, Syria Earthquake: |
TURKEY: Heroes in Turkey and Syria braved the bitter cold on Tuesday in a test of skill and endurance to search for survivors buried under the rubble of an earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people.
The quake caused more panic in a border region currently wracked by conflict, leaving people scavenging on the streets to try to stay warm as world leaders showed up. .
However, there have been some incredible stories of endurance, including an infant pulled alive from the rubble in Syria, tied to its mother by its umbilical cord, which carried a bucket in Monday's earthquake. was kicked
"We heard a sound during the excavation," Khalil al-Sawadi, a relative, told AFP. "We cleared the construction and found the young man with the umbilical cord (immaculate) so we cut him off and my cousin took him to the facility."
The child is the last of his immediate family standing, the rest of whom were killed in the disputed town of Gendarmes.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday while people were resting, flattening many structures, trapping an unknown number of people and possibly affecting millions.
Entire lines of structures collapsed, with perhaps most of the destruction near the epicenter between the Turkish cities of Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern regions.
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- 'The children are freezing' -
Many countries, including the United States, China and the Inlet States, have pledged to help, and search teams have been deployed as well as mitigation supplies by air.
However, those in perhaps the worst affected areas said they believed they had been left to fend for themselves.
"I can't bring my sibling back from the scars. I can't bring my nephew back. Check here. There are no government officials here, for God's sake," said Ali Saghiroglu in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. said Ali Saghiroglu in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
"For two days we have not seen the condition around here... the youth are freezing," he added.
A cold-season storm has intensified the despair by rendering numerous streets -- some of them damaged by tremors -- virtually blocked, stretching for kilometers in some districts. Gridlock has occurred.
The rain and snow of the virus is a gamble for those forced from their homes -- who have taken shelter in mosques, schools or even transport shelters -- and for survivors covered under trash. Took
"It is currently a test of skill and endurance," said World Wellbeing Association boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"We have implemented the organization of WHO crisis medical teams to provide basic medical care to vulnerable and generally powerless people," he added.
- 23 million could be affected -
According to the latest cost, 5,434 people died in Turkey and no less than 1,872 in Syria, for a total of 7,306 deaths.
It is feared that the cost will rise exponentially, with WHO officials estimating up to 20,000 to kick the bucket.
The WHO has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the powerful earthquake and asked countries to provide immediate assistance to the affected area.
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