The search and rescue operation continues, CNN Istanbul correspondent Jomana Karadsheh told TVN24 BiS, reporting on the situation after the catastrophic earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria. She added that “Turkish authorities do not know how many people are trapped” under the rubble and “do not know how to deal with such a huge level of destruction and death.”
An earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday morning. The death toll rose hour by hour, reaching three thousand in the evening. At the same time, tens of thousands of people were injured. Several thousand houses are completely destroyed. CNN Istanbul correspondent Jomana Karadsheh told TVN24 BiS in the evening that “the search and rescue operation is ongoing”. This is a very delicate and very slow process. It’s already evening, it’s getting dark, rescue teams have a very difficult job – she explained.
– We see images of total destruction. They come from different cities, from different towns. Can you imagine what a terrible horror has befallen these people, what all these people are going through now? she asked.
In Turkey ‘they don’t know how to deal with so much destruction and death’
According to the journalist, “Turkish authorities do not know how many people are trapped” under the rubble of collapsed buildings. “But they’re preparing for the worst,” she added.
As Karadsheh said, Turkey is “a country that has a lot of experience in dealing with natural disasters.” “But they also don’t know how to deal with so much destruction and death,” she added.
Tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The whole conversation with the CNN correspondent in IstanbulTVN24 BiS
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