Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the “shortcomings” and some problems with the response on Thursday reported CNN.
After Turkey’s Gaziantep province near the Syrian border was hit by a powerful earthquake, two days later rescue teams were still struggling to pull survivors from the debris in freezing temperatures. Apart from the concerns over the country’s preparedness, the latest prediction by the World Health Organization said up to 23 million people could be affected by the disaster.
As per the latest update, the death toll from the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria is now at least 15,383 people. More than 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey after the earthquakes that rocked the country on Monday, reported Anadolu Agency citing Turkey's disaster management agency, AFAD.
Turkey quake show 'unpreparedness': Erdogan
While visiting the earthquake-stricken sites on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to take “every necessary step” and unite the state and nation so that “we will not leave any citizen unattended.” However, he also shared that the job was not easy, and extremely cold weather conditions made it worse. According to the Turkish President's statement, the damage by the earthquake has spread over an area of ??500 kilometers in which approximately 13.5 million people live.
