Many still missing in Türkiye, Syria earthquake as worst modern disaster
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Türkiye destroyed and many still missing in the country's worst modern disaster, IP reports.
Eleven days after the quake hit, three survivors were dug out from the rubble in Türkiye on Friday.
The death toll in Türkiye stands at 39,672, while neighbouring Syria has reported more than 5,800 deaths. Syria’s toll has not changed for days.
Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Türkiye, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent said.
Mosques around the world on Friday performed absentee funeral prayers for the dead in Türkiye and Syria, many of whom could not receive full burial rites given the scale of the disaster.
While many international rescue teams have left the vast quake zone, domestic teams continued to search through flattened buildings on Saturday hoping to find more survivors who defied the odds. Experts say most rescues occur in the 24 hours following an earthquake.
Aid organisations say the survivors will need help for months to come with so much crucial infrastructure destroyed.
Neither Türkiye nor Syria have said how many people are still missing following the quake.
For families still waiting to retrieve relatives in Türkiye, there is growing anger over what they see as corrupt building practices and deeply flawed urban development that resulted in thousands of homes and businesses disintegrating.
Türkiye has promised to investigate anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings and has ordered the detention of more than 100 suspects, including developers.
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