Rescuers Search for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey, Syria as Death Toll Nears 12,000
Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria raced against time Wednesday and a lack of equipment to find survivors buried in the rubble of buildings toppled by powerful earthquakes that struck the region Monday and left about 12,000 people dead. The rescue effort in Turkey involved 96,000 personnel, the country’s emergency management agency said Wednesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the area near the quake’s epicenter close to the city of Gaziantep and the Turkey-Syria border. He faced the mounting frustration of survivors looking for their loved ones or for aid from the government by acknowledging problems with the emergency…
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