Australians should give money,not tie up aid channels with potentially unwanted goods,a senior aid worker says.
Anger over the Turkish government response is still raw with crowds demanding to know why flattened buildings aren’t being searched for survivors.
Can Pahali is the first Australian confirmed to have died as a result of the tragedy. A relative said she found his body after flying to Turkey to find answers.
“If a person can attract attention under the rubble,their chance of being saved is about three times higher than it would be if they’re in a coma,” said one emergency expert.
“We survived the earthquake,but we will die here due to hunger or cold,” said one woman in central Turkey,where people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather.
The catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is the deadliest since the 2011 tremor in Japan that triggered a tsunami,killing nearly 20,000 people.
Salih Yucel lost his sister in Turkey’s devastating earthquake and the wait goes on for news of his other family members.
The image,taken in Kahramanmaras,Turkey,underscores the scale of the tragedy unfolding in Turkey and Syria,where a rescue effort has become a recovery mission.
Aerial images reveal entire streets reduced to ruins in the Turkish towns of Islahiye and Nurdagi after a series of devastating earthquakes.
Rescuers continue to search for survivors trapped under collapsed buildings as the death toll rises from the powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria. A newborn baby was among those found under rubble.
Community groups and aid organisations are running local collections to send help to the disaster zone.