Turkish President As Quake Deaths Top 16000

 "There Are Shortcomings": Turkish President As Quake Deaths Top 16,000 FEB 9 2023 Earthquake in Turkey: Relief efforts already been hampered by freezing temperatures due to the disasters vast scale which destroyed thousands of building ensnared an unknown number of people. Antakya:   As rescuers raced to save countless people who were still trapped under the rubble on Thursday freezing temperatures made the misery of those who survived a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16000 people even worse. As rescuers efforts reach the 72 hours mark that disaster experts consider to be the most likely period to save lives the death toll from mondays 7.8 magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply. After being criticized for his governments response to the earthquake which was one of the deadliest of this century Turkish President recep Tayyip Erdogan conceded short comings on wednesday. The survivors have been left to scramble for food and a place to sl...