Rémy Trieau with AFP 2:46 p.m., February 08, 2023
Rescuers still manage to find survivors in the rubble on Wednesday, even if the chances of survival are dwindling, two days after the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the toll of which continues to grow and now exceeds 11,200 dead.
In Iskenderun, the victims received a first distribution of food.
The death toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to more than 11,200, according to the latest official reports released on Wednesday.
The death toll in Turkey has reached 8,574, announced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the city of Kahramanmaras, epicenter of the earthquake, while in Syria 2,662 bodies were removed from the rubble.
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The inhabitants live in their car without water or electricity
Supported by reinforcements from around the world, rescuers are still trying to find survivors in the rubble.
In Iskenderun in Turkey, on the border with Syria, food, water and medicine were distributed to the victims for the first time since the earthquake.
But quickly, the tension rose in the queue, details the correspondent of Europe 1, Rémy Trieau, on the spot.
"They accuse each other of doubling and a fight ended up breaking out over diapers or a packet of biscuits. The arrival of the police ended up calming things down."
A scene that shows the difficulties of the survivors of these cities in southern Turkey, hard hit by the earthquake.
“A man told me that he had money but that it was useless because everything is closed”, he continues.
For the past two days, many residents have been living in their cars without water or electricity and are now entirely dependent on the assistance provided to them.