both countries suspend rescue operations in some areas

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9:01 p.m. : A team from France Télévisions was able to follow the work of a French relief team deployed in Kahramanmaras, in Turkey, one of the towns devastated by the earthquakes. These emergency firefighters stayed seven days in this locality, before the search was stopped, decided by the Turkish authorities. They managed to save two people.

(FRANCEINFO)

3:42 p.m. : It was promoted as earthquake resistant. Only a few dozen people survived the collapse of the “Renaissance”, one of the most expensive buildings in Antioch, Turkey. Relatives are torn between immense sadness, anger and resentment, as our journalist on site tells you.

(GILLES GALLINARO / RADIOFRANCE)

1:07 p.m. : Do you have a few minutes in front of you? Here are three must-see pieces of content on our site today:

• Marine Cardot collected testimonials from people who, faced with inflation, started stealing to eat.

• Fabien Magnenou explains how the Telegram app took center stage on the digital front of the war in Ukraine.

• After the deadly earthquakes, the flaws in the construction sector are blamed in Turkey. Marie-Violette Bernard describes them.

12:39 : Every day, the toll of the earthquake worsens in Turkey. To take care of the victims, hospitals are lacking because many have been destroyed and the hospitals that resisted are overloaded. Field hospitals are therefore springing up everywhere, like in Iskenderun, where a military ship has been converted. Report on the spot.

(ABDULMONAM EASSA / FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE)

08:34 : In many towns and villages in Turkey and Syria, rescuers are still trying to come to the aid of possible survivors. But operations are beginning to be suspended in several areas. Follow our live.

08:11 : Thousands of buildings collapsed during the earthquakes that hit Turkey, a country that had nevertheless implemented strict seismic standards. Negligence, corruption, buildings that are too old… I’ll explain to you why the vulnerability of buildings is now called into question.

(BULENT KILIC / AFP)