Rescue workers pulled several people alive from the rubble of buildings in Turkey on Monday. However, now gradually the hope of survival of the people buried in the debris is decreasing. Seven days have passed since this devastating earthquake in history, so there is little hope that any survivors can be found under the rubble. The death toll from last Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to over 37,000 and the toll is expected to rise. Earlier in the year 1939, such a deadly earthquake occurred in Turkey. Then 31,643 people died and 160,000 people had to be displaced from the earthquake area.
many people were rescued
A girl was pulled alive from the rubble 178 hours after an earthquake in the Turkish city of Adıyaman. A 35-year-old woman was also rescued in the same city. A woman and two children are reported to have been rescued in Antakya. A woman was pulled from the rubble in southern Gaziantep province. Similarly in Kahanmaras, rescue workers made contact with a grandmother, mother, and child trapped in a room of a three-storey building. Meanwhile, the United Nations believes that instead of rescue operations, there is a need to focus on the assistance of earthquake-affected people. The UN will now focus on providing housing, food, and schooling to earthquake victims.
Double whammy for people facing a civil war in Syria
Most of the damage from the earthquake in Syria occurred in the rebel-held northwest region. The people facing the civil war have been hit with a double whammy. The sector has received very little aid as compared to the government-held areas. A UN spokesman said roadblocks by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham were hampering the delivery of relief to areas controlled by hardline opposition groups. The group says it will not allow aid to come from government-held areas.
Looting in Turkey, people vacated shops
The law and order situation is deteriorating in many cities in Turkey. Incidents of looting are coming to the fore in vacant houses and commercial establishments. Some businessmen have vacated their shops to avoid looting. Turkish President Erdogan has said that the government will deal strictly with the robbers. Worries about the spreading of dirt and diseases are now emerging in the earthquake-affected areas. In Turkey, about 80,000 people are currently in hospitals and one million people are in temporary shelters. In such a situation, making arrangements for cleanliness and food and water for all remains a big challenge.
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