Chilling aerial pics reveal apocalyptic scale of Turkey quake disaster as more than 24k killed
while stuck under rubble before they’re saved., who was buried under the rubble, amid conflicting reports.in the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.trapped under rubble following the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey.
Claims Turkey had failed prepare for a quake “for 20 years” and wasted £3.8bn in emergency funds raised with special tax.Ex-Dragons’ Den tycoon Theo PaphitisAbout 80,000 people were being treated in hospital, while 1.05 million left homeless by the quakes huddled in temporary shelters, he added. "Our main goal is to ensure that they return to a normal life by delivering permanent housing to them within one year and that they heal their pain as soon as possible," Oktay said.
The UK has now pledged will send up to 100 more aid workers to Turkey to save lives after the devastating earthquake while generous Sun readers haveA British firefighter who was deployed to Turkey spoke of the heartbreaking scenes he encountered as he was pulling casualties out of the rubble.dad-of-two Steve Davies, 51, said: "I've got two daughters and you can't help putting yourself in the position the earthquake survivors are in, desperately hoping to find family.
"That's the hardest part as a rescuer – having to walk past sites where people are begging you to try and go in and look for their family but we know our dogs have been over and there's no chance of us saving a life.It comes as the tragic death toll exceeded 24,150 across southern Turkey and northwest Syria today.Read More on The Sun
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