The shocking moments experienced by the affected regions of Turkey were broadcast by Manolis Kostidis on the program “Kalimera” and Giorgos Autias
“The number of dead from the earthquake in Turkey is 20,665. There are predictions that the victims may reach 50,000”, SKAI’s correspondent in Turkey, Manolis Kostidis, reported from Adana.
According to the tally so far, the number of victims from the earthquake exceeds 24,000 dead in Turkey and Syria.
As Manolis Kostidis said, “I have been doing this job for 26 years, it is a mission that I will remember for the rest of my life, because I saw an entire city, Antiochia leveled, in Alexandretta 1/4 of the city has disappeared, in Many buildings have fallen to nothing.
The emotions we experience are great because we see the families in front of the wreckage waiting for the 6th day to hear a voice. Children who have lost their parents try to comfort them with a doll.”
He also stated that “the issue has started to become political as well.” The opposition media are starting to talk about serious responsibilities of the government as most of the buildings that fell are new constructions that were given permits during the Erdogan government and that there was no coordination in some cities in the first three days and there was no provision of humanitarian aid from the Turkish side. .
The earthquake that struck Turkey in the early hours of last Monday is the deadliest since 1939, when 33,000 people lost their lives.
It is deadlier than the 1999 earthquake in Izmir with 17,000 dead.
At the same time, as the hours pass, hopes of finding survivors in the ruins are fading.
More than 141,000 rescuers, including personnel from foreign countries, are currently working in the areas affected by the earthquake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday. He said more than 77,700 people have been injured.
Trying to respond to public anger, Erdogan admitted yesterday that aid is “not arriving as quickly as expected”, while he has promised to offer 10,000 Turkish lira (494 euros) to earthquake-hit citizens and rent for one year to those who lost their homes.
“We will offer 10,000 Turkish liras (494 euros) to our citizens. In addition, for citizens who are not living in tents and who do not want to live in tents, we will ensure that they can move into housing and cover their rent,” he said
“The engineer, the architect, the surveyor, the municipality, I want as a people to demand an account from all of them” said a resident of the area to Manolis Kostidis.
“The disaster affected so many buildings (…) that unfortunately, we were not able to provide emergency aid as quickly as we had hoped,” the Turkish head of state admitted during a visit to the city of Antiyaman (south), which has been severely affected by the disaster .
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