Two days after the strong earthquake in the border area between Turkey and Syria, more than 11,000 people were recovered on Wednesday. Countless people are still buried there, including children. A video from Syria now shows a touching scene: a girl protects her little sister under the rubble of a collapsed house.
The family home collapsed during the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 to 7.8 on the Richter scale. The older sister strokes the younger sister’s head and encourages her. Both are surrounded by rubble, according to a video posted to Twitter by journalist Alaa Daraghme.
race against time
The scene was heartbreaking, users said. Sad smileys were also among the first reactions. Countless people are still buried under the rubble of collapsed houses in Syria, the opposition-led civil protection organization “White Helmets” explained the situation. The helpers are now searching feverishly in freezing temperatures – the rescue work is a race against time, as the critical survival limit for buried people is usually 72 hours.
A small miracle took place in a hospital in northern Syria on Wednesday. There a baby was born in the rubble – and he survived. However, as reported, the entire family of the newborn died in the earthquakes. The rescue services in southeastern Turkey were once again successful. They found a woman alive under the rubble of a hotel 52 hours after the quake.
11,000 killed, more than 37,000 injured
Two days after the strong earthquakes in the border area between Turkey and Syria, the number of recovered victims has increased rapidly. Authorities reported more than 11,000 dead, the majority from southern Turkey. In addition, more than 37,000 people have been injured so far. Syria accounts for the relatively smaller part. The authorities and the “White Helmets” spoke of more than 2770 dead and more than 4650 injured, but the civil war in the country makes a realistic estimate difficult.
As reported, an earthquake measuring 7.7 to 7.8 shook the area on the border between Turkey and Syria early Monday morning. Another quake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit the same area on Monday afternoon. Thousands of buildings collapsed. So far, 70 countries have offered to help with the search and rescue efforts. In Turkey, the government plans to temporarily house those affected in hotels in the western tourist city of Antalya.
Mosques shelter those affected
In Syria, on the other hand, many of those affected are still waiting for rescue teams and are being taken to mosques, for example. The region was already suffering from civil war before the earthquakes.
Source: Krone
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