Survivors gather next to a bonfire outside collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras on February 8, 2023, after their homes were destroyed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on February 6. – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that killed over 11,700 people in Turkey and Syria. The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
ارتفعت حصيلة ضحايا الزلزال المدمر الذي ضرب الإثنين الماضي، سوريا وتركيا إلى أكثر من 22 ألف شخص، فيما تتواصل عمليات البحث عن ناجين في أجواء من البرد الشديد.
ولقي نحو 19 ألف شخص مصرعهم في تركيا، و3507 في سوريا، حسب السلطات ومصادر طبية، ليرتفع مجموع القتلى إلى نحو 22,507 شخصا.
