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- According to Afad, a Turkish relief organization, 17,134 bodies have been removed from the rubble at this stage and 3,162 have been counted in Syria, according to official tallies, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 20,296. read the article
- As aid struggles to reach certain earthquake-hit areas and the quality of buildings is in question, the Erdogan regime appears to be weakened in Turkey. read the article
World Bank announces $1.78 billion in aid
The World Bank announced this Thursday an aid of 1,780 million dollars to Turkey, after the violent earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and Syria on Monday and left at least 20,000 dead.
This aid must first help to help relief, detailed the World Bank. But also point to the needs in terms of reconstruction.
Emmanuel Macron assures that French aid can “increase”
“I would like to have here a word of solidarity and support for the populations that are victims of the terrible earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria,” said Emmanuel Macron on the night of Thursday to Friday, after an extraordinary European Council in Brussels.
“Two French search and rescue detachments, representing 140 troops since Monday, have been together with the Turkish authorities and we are obviously ready to continue increasing this emergency aid according to the evolution of priority needs,” the president of Turkey declared on Friday. the Republic.
Why is the Recep Tayyip Erdogan regime criticized?
Since Monday, the victims keep coming and the Turkish authorities are under fire from critics. While many residents of the affected areas deplore the slow arrival of relief and the inadequacy of emergency aid, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan acknowledged this Wednesday “deficiencies”.
>> We explain why criticism against Erdogan merges in this article
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Welcome to this direct dedicated to following the news related to the violent earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.
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Source: BFM TV
