Death toll in Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 15,000

The death toll from the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria is 15 thousand 383. According to official data, 12 thousand 391 bodies have been recovered in Turkey and 2 thousand 992 in Syria till Thursday morning. Rescue operations are still going on. Rescuers believe many more people are trapped in the rubble. News CNN.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization estimates that 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake in both countries.

government failure in rescue operations

• Many buildings collapsed in both countries due to the earthquake. Despite the extent of devastation left by the earthquake, rescue efforts have yet to make significant progress. Freezing weather is hampering rescue operations. Besides, there is government failure in rescue operations. The slowness of the rescue operation is being criticized. Anger is growing among people. An unknown number of people are believed to be still under the rubble. However, as three days have passed since the earthquake, the chances of rescuing people alive from the collapsed buildings are decreasing.

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On the other hand, Erdoğan rejected this accusation and said that unity was needed after the disaster. "At this time, I cannot digest people's negative propaganda for political purposes," he told reporters in Turkey's Hatay province.

Steven Godbe, a natural disaster expert at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom, said, 'In the first 24 hours of the disaster, the victims have a 74 percent chance of survival. After 72 hours (three days) it drops to 22 percent. And on the fifth day, the chance of survival of an injured or victim comes to 6 percent.

However, this expert said, despite this, hope cannot be given up now.