overwhelmed relief and an ever heavier human toll

In Turkey, an isolated village was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake. A few tents have been set up, when the survivors are not sleeping in cars. In the big cities, even if the first aiders are present, there are not enough of them. A man despairs in front of the body of his mother, trapped under the rubble. “She died on Tuesday! Enough ! What if it was your own mother, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?“, he laments.

Experts expect to double the current toll

In Turkey, 5,600 buildings collapsed. A young girl and a woman have been pulled out of the rubble, but these miracles are rare. Architects and experts are trying to determine if the inhabitants will be able to relocate. In Syria, the situation is even more dramatic. “The whole world has let us down“, blows a survivor. According to experts, the final toll should rise to more than 70,000 dead.