“At the first stage, the difficulties caused by the weather led to disruptions in search and rescue operations and the provision of assistance,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
He noted that in addition to transport and energy, additional problems have arisen with drinking water infrastructure and sanitation.
Earlier, Erdogan said that the death toll from earthquakes in Turkey has reached 35,418.
RIA Novosti notes that the earthquake on February 6 in terms of the number of victims became the most destructive natural disaster in the history of Turkey, surpassing the 1939 earthquake.