Stadiums and parking lots in its earthquake-stricken areas were filled with corpses Turkey. Residents carefully lift the blankets that cover them from their faces, trying to identify their dead relatives after the strong earthquake that shook the area.
Nada, a Syrian woman, and her Turkish husband asked a member of the rescue teams what was the most appropriate way to find their niece and aunt among more than 100 bodies placed in the parking lot of Hatay hospital near the city of Antioch of southern Turkey.
“Check one by one” they were told. “My wife doesn’t speak Turkish and I can’t see very well,” said the husband, who did not give his name. “We have to check all the faces. We need help.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has identified problems in the initial response to the deadly earthquake that struck southern Turkey, but operations are now back to normal. The death toll rose to 8,574.
Speaking to reporters in Kahramanmaras province, near the epicenter, with ambulance sirens blaring, the Turkish president said there were problems on the roads and airports, but that the situation would improve daily.
“On the first day we faced some issues but after the second day and today the situation came under control. We had some problems at the airports and on the roads, but today is better. Tomorrow and then will be better. We are still facing some fuel issues … but we will overcome those too,” Erdogan concluded after visiting camps set up by AFAD, Turkey’s disaster relief agency.
As he added, citizens should listen to information only from the authorities and ignore the provocateurs as thousands of people complain about the lack of media and the slow reaction of the authorities.
The government aims to build houses within a year for those left homeless in the ten affected provinces, the president announced. The most devastating earthquake in decades caused damage to hospitals, airports and roads and the collapse of more than 6,400 buildings.
Source: News Beast
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