Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the disaster zone in his country as criticism grows over the official response. Families in some badly-hit areas have said the slow speed of rescue efforts means they have had no help digging to find relatives. President Erdogan defends the response, saying it’s not possible to prepare for disasters of this magnitude.

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