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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Hopes fade as toll crosses 17,500

Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades. Bitter cold has hampered the four-day search of thousands of flattened buildings and the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed.

Moneycontrol News | February 09, 2023 / 18:27 IST
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A mother from Syria kisses the hand of her dead daughter, who was earthquake victim and will be transported to Syria for burial, from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Thursday.
A mother from Syria kisses the hand of her dead daughter, who was earthquake victim and will be transported to Syria for burial, from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Thursday.
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People wait as rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
People wait as rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
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A rescuer holds baby Belen, pulled out from a collapsed building 2 days after the earthquake, in Hatay southern Turkey.
A rescuer holds baby Belen, pulled out from a collapsed building 2 days after the earthquake, in Hatay southern Turkey.
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Syrian Ayman Diri (C) helps rescuers search for members of his family trapped under the rubble in the rebel-held village of al-Ramadiyah near the Turkish border.
Syrian Ayman Diri (C) helps rescuers search for members of his family trapped under the rubble in the rebel-held village of al-Ramadiyah near the Turkish border.
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Rescuers carry Zeynep Polat, pulled out from a collapsed building days after the earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Thursday.
Rescuers carry Zeynep Polat, pulled out from a collapsed building days after the earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Thursday.
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Local residents stand in front of a destroyed building in Nurdagi, southeastern Turkey, Thursday.
Local residents stand in front of a destroyed building in Nurdagi, southeastern Turkey, Thursday.
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People wait as rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
People wait as rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.

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