A number of fatalities that continues to rise. After the terrible earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, criticism is gradually emerging, particularly against the Turkish power.
On a visit to one of the most affected provinces, Hatay, in the south of the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged “deficiencies”, although for him “it is impossible to be prepared for such a disaster”. More than 9,000 bodies have been removed from the rubble in Turkey and 2,662 in Syria.
sharp criticism
Among the rubble of the buildings of a dozen towns in the south and southeast of Turkey devastated by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, the survivors who were waiting for help and relief harshly criticized the Turkish government and especially Recep Tayyip Erdogan, chief State since 2003, saying it was “abandoned” in the cold.
“Some dishonest and dishonest have published false statements such as ‘we did not see any soldiers or police’ in Hatay province,” the president denounced.
21,000 rescuers
“Our soldiers and our police are honorable people. We are not going to allow disreputable people to talk about them this way,” he said. The Turkish president said that 21,000 relief personnel had been deployed in Hatay province alone.
“In doing so, we will respond to the disaster so as not to leave anyone under the ruins or suffering,” promised the head of state, less than four months before the presidential elections.
Source: BFM TV
