A massive earthquake near the Syrian border in southern Turkey has killed more than 23,000 people in both Turkey and Syria so far.

Rescue activities are continuing locally, and in southern Turkey, a couple left under the rubble was rescued on the 10th, more than 100 hours after the earthquake.



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Number of dead and missing due to the Great East Japan Earthquake surpasses

The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southern Turkey on the 6th and the continuing strong tremors

have killed 20,213 people in Turkey and at least 3,384 people in

Syria


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More than 23,000 people in both countries combined.

The total number of dead and missing people due to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, including "deaths related to the earthquake", reached 22,212 by the 10th. It is larger than the





23:00 More than 100 hours have passed since the earthquake Couple rescue

In Antakya, the central city of Hatay Province in southern Turkey, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, on the 10th, more than 100 hours after the earthquake, a couple left under the rubble was rescued from a collapsed building.



According to local residents, a couple in their 50s were rescued under an eight-story apartment that collapsed in the early morning earthquake on the 6th.

Around 5:00 pm on the 10th, while rescuers were removing debris with an electric drill, my husband, wrapped in blankets and put on a stretcher, was carried into an ambulance.



Shortly afterward, the wife was carried out barefoot and exhausted, but when the ambulance carrying her left, there was a big round of applause from the scene.



Turkish media reported that the husband said, "I want her wife to be carried out first" when she was rescued.



In Turkey, there have been a series of reports of rescues 72 hours after the occurrence of the disaster, when the survival rate is said to drop significantly, giving hope to those who are waiting for their families to survive.

22:30 Center of Antakya Serious damage

In the central part of Antakya in Hatay province in southern Turkey, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, collapsed shopping centers, apartment buildings, and heavily tilted condominiums can be seen here and there, greatly impairing the functions of the city. I could see the situation.



A 32-year-old man living in Antakya said, ``I think about half of the town has been destroyed.



A 39-year-old man said, ``He feels like he's having a nightmare and wants him to wake up early if it's a dream.I hope everything gets better soon.''

19:00 Islahiye Power outage and water outage Not enough tents

Damage spread over a wide area in southern Turkey, and even in Islahiye, a town in Gaziantep province, buildings collapsed here and there, and search activities continued in various places on the 10th.



According to residents affected by the disaster, power outages and water outages have occurred in a wide area, and the supply of gas has also stopped.



Water, bread, and hot soup were distributed here, as well as blankets and clothes.



A 28-year-old man who continues to live in a tent with his family and 10 relatives, including a 3-month-old baby, said, "We had a tent prepared, but we fled with almost nothing. I can't stand it," he complained.



Tents provided by the authorities were in short supply, and some victims rented the outdoor spaces of restaurants with roofs and shelters to stay warm.

However, when there are many people in a place with a width of 7 meters and a depth of 20 meters, more than 100 people are packed, and many people are sitting in chairs and spending the night without being able to lie down.



On the other hand, in the town, some victims put up simple tents and built bonfires to beat the cold.

A woman living in a tent with two families of 17 people complained, "The government's tents are not enough, and we can't get them. It's so cold that I can't stand it." rice field.

18:30 Antakya Mosque Prayer for victims

At the mosque in Antakya, the central city of Hatay province in southern Turkey, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, many residents participated in the Friday mass prayers for Muslims on the 10th and prayed for those affected by the disaster. I gave it.



People who gathered at the mosque in the afternoon spread out the rugs and cardboards they had brought in the square in front of the mosque, and sat on them to pray because the safety of the building had not been confirmed.



Among them, Omer Serter (36), who lost his cousin in the earthquake, said, "Many people have had similar experiences. Today I prayed that such a disaster would never happen again." I was.



Ismail Oztork (60) said, "In this area, many houses were destroyed and many lives were lost. I prayed for everyone to survive."

18:00 Islahiye Difficulty in providing medical care

In the affected areas near the epicenter, hospitals were also damaged, making it difficult to provide medical services, and people were forced to live in harsh evacuation conditions.



Of these, in Islahiye, a town in Gaziantep province in southern Turkey, a hospital serving as a regional base was damaged and has stopped accepting patients.



Buildings have collapsed here and there in the center of town, and pharmacies are no longer open for business. In the square in the center, a temporary tent clinic has been set up since the 6th, when the earthquake struck, and is taking care of the sick and injured. .



However, there were no doctors, and nurses and pharmacists listened to patients' symptoms, gave medicines, and disinfected wounds.



A male nurse said, ``There is a limit to what we can do here, and the amount of medicine is also limited.''



A 45-year-old Syrian woman who visited the clinic said, "I came to the clinic because there were only a few medicines left, but I was told there was no medicine. I would like to find medicine somehow." I was talking to



Also, in the area, the lowest temperature continued to be below freezing, and people who continued to evacuate in temporary tents and cars were sick and visited one after another.



Among them, Pinal Irtyzi (26), an English teacher, is spending the night wrapped in a blanket in the back of a truck with his family after his home was damaged.



Her mother, 47, has been sick with the cold and has been getting cold medicine at her clinic.

Irtyzi said, "She has nowhere to sleep and her family is sick. It's the first time I've experienced such a hard time."