He reasons: So many buildings collapsed, roads were blocked, and responders were themselves buried in rubble. Read more at straitstimes.com.
did not go as quickly as hoped.
Mr Erdogan repeated an earlier admission that there had been “shortcomings” in his government’s response. But he appeared to go one step further by conceding that his teams could have responded more quickly. He said rescuers have been slowed by a winter storm over the area that has made some roads impassable.
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