An earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people
Powerful Earthquake in Turkey and Syria Leaves At Least 1,300 DeadUpdated: February 6, 2023 7:08 AM EST | Originally published: February 5, 2023 11:00 PM EST
In the Turkish city of Adana, one resident said three buildings near his home were toppled. “I don’t have the strength anymore,” one survivor could be heard calling out from beneath the rubble as rescue workers tried to reach him, said the resident, journalism student Muhammet Fatih Yavus. Strained health facilities and hospitals were quickly filled with wounded, rescue workers said. Others had to be emptied, including a maternity hospital, according to the SAMS medical organization.
Offers of help — from search-and-rescue teams to medical supplies and money — poured in from dozens of countries, as well as the European Union and NATO. In Diyarbakir, hundreds of rescue workers and civilians formed lines across a mountain of wreckage, passing down broken concrete pieces, household belongings and other debris as they searched for trapped survivors while excavators dug through the rubble below.Mehmet Akif Parlak—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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