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.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

France to airdrop 40 tonnes of aid into Gaza

France is sending four flights carrying 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to…

Five killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza city, Rafah

At least five Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli…

Israeli hostage Agam Berger released at Jabalia refugee camp

Officials from the International Committee for the Red Cross, Hamas and Palestinian…

‘We’ll continue to support the defence of Israel’: US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington does not want to…