️ Drone footage shared by the VOA Turkish service shows the Hatay region in ruins on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Officials in Turkey said at least 6,957 people were killed and more than 38,000 others were injured.
Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria raced against time and the cold Wednesday to find survivors buried in the rubble of buildings toppled by powerful earthquakes that struck the region Monday and left more than 11,000 people dead.
The rescue effort in Turkey involved 96,000 personnel, the country’s emergency management agency said Wednesday.
Search sites also have been the scenes of some celebrations, as people are found alive and taken away for medical care. But uncovering the rubble also has meant frequent increases in the number of casualties.
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