Rescue teams search for survivors trapped in rubble amid cold and aftershocks following deadly 7.8 magnitude tremor
Difficult conditions and freezing temperatures hampered rescue efforts overnight inand Syria, one day after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least 4,300 people.
“They’re making noises but nobody is coming,” he said. “We’re devastated, we’re devastated. My God … They’re calling out. They’re saying, ‘Save us,’ but we can’t save them. How are we going to save them? There has been nobody since the morning.” In Syria, the effects of the quake were compounded by the destruction of more than 11 years of civil war. A top UN humanitarian official said fuel shortages in Syria and the harsh winter weather were also creating obstacles to its response.
Seismic activity continued to rattle the region on Tuesday, with a 5.6 magnitude quake striking central Turkey, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
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