In quake-battered Turkey, Syria, 5,000 dead amid a desperate search for life

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The death toll surpassed 5,000 people across Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as the frantic search for survivors from two powerful earthquakes and series of violent aftershocks continued for a second day.

The temblors toppled more than 6,000 buildings. In Turkey alone more than 24,000 rescue workers, some from around the world, were picking through mammoth heaps of debris seeking signs of life.

"We are facing one of the biggest disasters not only of the history of the Turkish Republic but also of ... the world," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

Amid the overwhelming tragedy, small victories were being won. In Kahramanmaras, rescuers pulled concrete slabs away from Onur Dobuoglu, 25, who had been trapped for 30 hours. Dobuoglu was taken by ambulance to the hospital with a fractured foot and arms.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-quake-battered-turkey-syria-5-000-dead-amid-a-desperate-search-for-life-live-updates/ar-AA17cCfe

[Tetrachloride]

1. Currently 30 F. Low tonight 24.

No rain

11 hours until daylight

Winds 9 mph.

[Scrivener7]

2. 5000. God almighty.

And as it's early days, that's probably going to get much higher.

Can you imagine? Those poor people.

[pandr32]

3. Let's hope they continue to rescue people.

[RussBLib]

4. pretty scary

....just another reminder that your life can be snuffed out in a heartbeat. Random chance is a horrible thing. Earthquakes, volcanoes, derechos, hurricanes, tornadoes, balloons falling from the sky, train passing thru your town and boom!, catch a whiff of some deadly chemical, and another million ways to suffer. There are things you can do to minimize your risk, but only minimize it.

But all you have to do is not think about it.

Thank you, Jeebus!

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[electric_blue68]

5. Really terrifying and tradgic. Strength to any one still trapped, the rescuers, the grieving...

injured, their faimly & friends, and medical personnel.