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Over 33,000 deaths one week on from Turkey-Syria quakes NHK

One week after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, teams are still fighting to find survivors. The tremors caused widespread destruction, and claimed more than 33,000 lives.

Rescue workers are still scouring the debris in one of the hardest hit areas of southern Turkey.

On Sunday, they rescued a girl from a collapsed apartment building.

One emergency worker said: "We are happy that she is alive after so many days, maybe seven days. It's a miracle, just a miracle."

Many are likely still trapped beneath the rubble. Thousands more are confirmed dead.

Turkey has reported 29,600 deaths since last Monday, when the first of several quakes struck.

Neighboring Syria suffered over 3,500 fatalities.

Turkish officials are looking to another potential disaster: buildings still at high risk of collapse.

One man says he plans to leave his now dangerous apartment and move to another city.

"I don't have a place to move my furniture to. I have no house to rent, no house to buy," he says.

For people like him, there is help. Volunteers hand out hot meals to survivors, running through enough food to feed 10,000 people in just four hours.

One survivor said he is grateful. "It makes me feel like I'm not alone," he said.

But the humanitarian disaster continues. Many are homeless, with nowhere to go, and no protection from the biting winter cold.
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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria resulted in over 33,000 deaths and widespread destruction. Rescue efforts are ongoing to find survivors, with one girl recently rescued after seven days. Thousands more are believed trapped under the rubble. Turkish officials are concerned about buildings at risk of
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ID: 71c6df98-dac0-4c76-bd55-6f1c82e09ab7

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230213_25/

Date: Feb. 13, 2023

Created: 2023/02/13 18:28

Updated: 2025/12/09 07:28

Last Read: 2023/02/13 18:38