(Finance) – Unfortunately, the official death toll from the earthquake continues to rise February 6th hit Turkey and Syria: according to official and medical sources, there are 16,000 while the work of the rescuers continues in an icy cold. At least 62,914 people were injured in Turkey by the earthquakes that shook the south of the country: the news was announced by the emergency and disaster agency of Ankara (AFAD), as reported by the state TV Trt.
Yesterday, meanwhile, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan he mea culpa on the relief machine after criticisms were raised about the slowness in reaching some of the affected areas. “Initially there were problems at the airports and on the roads, but today things are getting easier and tomorrow will be even easier,” Erdogan said as reported by international media. “We have mobilized all our resources – he added while visiting the places affected by the earthquake -. The state is doing its job”.
Syrian media reports that they are more dthe 298,000 people forced to leave their homes due to the earthquake. The number appears to refer only to parts of Syria under government control, not those controlled by other factions in the country’s northwest, which is closer to the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake.
Meanwhile, the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarellaspoke with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, as happened two days ago, inquiring about the solidarity initiatives that Italy is putting in place for relief and aid to Turkish and Syrian populations victims of the very serious earthquake that hit them.
In a dramatic picture, there is also room for some good news: in the areas devastated by the earthquake and affected by frost, rescues still take place that taste like a miracle and in many cases involve children: an 18-month-old girl was pulled alive from the rubble more than 56 hours after the earthquake in Kahramanmaras province in southern Turkey.