Let us tell you that four days after the disaster, the hope of survival of many more people is decreasing amidst the cold weather. However, search and rescue efforts are going on in both Turkey and neighboring Syria.
The situation got worse due to the devastating earthquake in Turkey on Monday. Let us tell you that due to this devastating earthquake, a newborn baby and his mother, who were trapped for almost 90 hours, have been rescued from the debris. A 10-day-old baby named Yagiz is pulled from a ruined structure in southern Hatay province. Turkey’s local media has described it as miraculous. Newborn Yagiz was wrapped in a thermal blanket and taken to an ambulance for treatment, while his mother was brought out on a stretcher. There is no further update available immediately about the health of both.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu whose teams were reportedly involved in the rescue. He tweeted that it happened in Samdag city. According to a media agency, another person has been pulled from the ruins, although it is not clear whether he was related to Yaganj.
‘Government’s initial preparation to deal with the crisis was weak’
Let us tell you that four days after the disaster, the hope of survival of many more people is decreasing amidst the cold weather. However, search and rescue efforts are going on in both Turkey and neighboring Syria. Which were also affected by earthquakes. At the same time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described it as the “disaster of the century”.
He admitted two days ago that his government’s initial response to the crisis was weak after a devastating earthquake struck southern Turkey. On the other hand, Turkish officials say that people were killed till Hama, 250 km to the south from the main epicenter of the earthquake in Syria.
Opposition made a big allegation
Kemal Kilikdaroglu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, said on Wednesday that Mr Erdogan’s government “has made no preparations for earthquakes for 20 years. Also questioned is that it was first imposed in the wake of the massive earthquake in 1999, which killed more than 17,000 people. It was meant to be spent on disaster prevention and the development of emergency services.
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