Fears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake

Written by on February 8, 2023

  • The last two days have brought dramatic rescues, including small children emerging from mounds of debris more than 30 hours after Monday's pre-dawn quake. But there was also widespread despair and growing anger at the slow pace of rescue efforts in some areas.
  • Monday's magnitude 7.8 quake and powerful aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of kilometers (miles) across southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria.
  • The shaking toppled thousands of buildings and heaped more misery on . . .



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