Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Rescuers race to save countless people still trapped under rubble; EU planning donor conference to mobilise international aid for Turkey, Syria…Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble…The death toll from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts pass the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the most likely period to save lives.

 

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

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