Grandmother, mum and baby contacted under rubble; UK radio DJ apologises for joke Earthquake latest ⬇️
Updates from John Sparks and Yousra Elbagir in Kahramanmaras and Siobhan Robbins in Sanliurfa. Live reporting by Faith RidlerDamien Symon, a geo-intelligence expert, has shared an animation displaying in stark detail the destruction in the aftermath of this tragedy.
"I do not have a lot of expectation from this life but the lives of our children are important," he said, as his family headed to a student dormitory - emergency accommodation arranged by the government. Thousands of people also fled in panic in the immediate aftermath of the tremors, causing gridlocked traffic as people desperately searched for passable roads.
People are still being pulled alive from the rubble of fallen buildings, but numbers are dwindling, with rescuers in neighbouring Syria saying today that efforts are nearing a close. After criticism for the comments, which come after powerful earthquakes that killed upwards of 31,000 people in Turkey alone, Mr Payne apologised for the joke.Mr Payne said:"It was insensitive and ill timed. I would never wish to offend anyone from my shows. My sincere and wholehearted apologies."Survivors of two powerful earthquakes which struck parts of Turkey last week have been photographed returning to the rubble of their homes today.
"It's already a miracle. After seven days, they are there with no water, no food and in good condition."
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