Rescue efforts in Türkiye coming to a close

Tent cities for the earthquake victims in Malatya, Turkey

Tent cities for the earthquake victims in Malatya, Turkey, on February 19, 2023. The 7.8-magnitude Turkey-Syria earthquake, which occurred on February 6 at 4:17 a.m. local time, left a trail of destruction in its wake. At least 6,000 buildings have collapsed in Turkey and Syria. The death toll from the quake has exceeded 41,000 people. Photo by Cem Tekkesinoglu/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM. Source: AAP / Demiroren Visual Media/ABACA/PA/Alamy

Türkiye is bringing its rescue efforts to an end almost two weeks after the earthquake that caused devastation throughout the Turkish-Syrian region. Efforts will now focus on retrieving the bodies of those who were trapped under the rubble as the death toll has risen past 46,000.


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