Posted on Feb 9, 2023
Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 17,000.
Rescuers continued their race to pull more people alive from the rubble, with the window closing to find trapped survivors. While stories of miraculous rescues briefly buoyed spirits, the grim reality of the hardship facing tens of thousands who survived the disaster cast a pall.
In the Turkish city of Antakya, dozens of people scrambled for aid in front of a truck distributing children’s coats and other supplies.
Rescuers continued their race to pull more people alive from the rubble, with the window closing to find trapped survivors. While stories of miraculous rescues briefly buoyed spirits, the grim reality of the hardship facing tens of thousands who survived the disaster cast a pall.
In the Turkish city of Antakya, dozens of people scrambled for aid in front of a truck distributing children’s coats and other supplies.
Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed
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This morning on the news they said there is a 14 year old girl that has managed to call a friend that she is still alive in the rubble, I hope they find her soon.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Yesterday the Israelis found two more alive in the rubble...good time to use those drones and robots to explore and see who they can find.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown This has got to be one of the worst earthquakes I ever heard of. Prayers to the families of all those who perished in this disaster.
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COL Randall C.
Are you forgetting the one in Haiti a bit over 10 years ago? Hundreds of thousands died in that one.
Don't understand why you don't remember the one in China back in the 1500s Cpl Vic Burk (worst earthquake ... 800k+ died). None of us were around, but that's just a short nap in the past for you.
Don't understand why you don't remember the one in China back in the 1500s Cpl Vic Burk (worst earthquake ... 800k+ died). None of us were around, but that's just a short nap in the past for you.
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Cpl Vic Burk
COL Randall C. - LOL! They didn't have a paper or internet back then for me to read about the Chinese earthquake!
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