The Director of the World Food Program (WFP), David Beasley, has expressed his shock at the devastation in Turkey’s earthquake zone. “This is absolutely incredible,” Beasley said in a Twitter video from Antakya on Saturday. The city had a population of 1.5 million, Beasley said. “Now it’s a ghost town. There’s only one way to describe it: apocalyptic.” None of the residents still has a home.
No matter how many times you watch it on TV, until you see it for yourself, it’s impossible to imagine the magnitude of the devastation, the top UN official said.
Antakya, in southern Turkey near the Syrian border, is one of the places most affected by the devastating February 6 earthquake.
More than 50,000 earthquake deaths
Almost three weeks after the earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region, the number of confirmed fatalities now exceeds 50,000. Aftershocks continue to shake the region, often causing panic among local residents.
According to the Turkish government, 20 million people in the country have been affected by the earthquake. The United Nations estimates that 8.8 million people in Syria will be affected.
The areas affected by the earthquake were initially difficult to access, but salvage work continues and the number of casualties is increasing as it progresses. There have been no more reports of rescue of survivors in recent days.
Source: Krone
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