ANTAKYA: Türkiye on Sunday (Feb 19) said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced US$100 million in fresh humanitarian aid. The 7.8-magnitude tremor that struck southeastern Türkiye and northe
ANTAKYA: Türkiye on Sunday said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced US$100 million in fresh humanitarian aid., with the likelihood of finding survivors two weeks on extremely remote.
"This is going to be a long-term effort. It's going to take a massive effort to rebuild but we're committed to supporting that effort," he said.The trip had been planned before the earthquake, the worst natural disaster to hit Türkiye in its post-Ottoman history.In the devastated southeastern city of Antakya, three bodies were retrieved from one building with a woman still thought to be inside, an official briefed on the recovery effort told AFP on condition of anonymity.
An excavator picked through the wreckage in front of the four-floor apartment building, whose front had been ripped away by the earthquake. US-Türkiye relations have been strained in recent years, but Washington has since viewed Ankara as helpful for its mediatory role between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow's invasion last year.
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