1.3 crore people affected in Turkey-Syria earthquake, spending the night under the open sky

Overcrowded and a large number of people are forced to spend the night under the open sky. The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise. The figure has crossed 11, 000 on Wednesday. In Turkey alone, more than eight and a half thousand people have lost their lives. Not only this, more than 34,000 people are injured.

Relief and rescue teams are working day and night in search of people buried under the debris of thousands of buildings. Search teams from countries around the world are also searching for people trapped in the rubble of buildings. Meanwhile, the winter is also wreaking more havoc on the already suffering people here. Rain and snow are adding fuel to the fire. 

Mosques and schools are full

Most of the people affected by the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria have taken shelter in mosques, schools or other public places. But they are all overcrowded and a large number of people are forced to spend the night under the open sky. Not only this, food and other problems have also arisen in front of them.

Many people waiting for help

There are now about 60,000 aid workers in Turkey's quake-hit areas, but the devastation is so widespread that many people are still waiting for help to arrive. There the affected are swinging between death and life. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the earthquake-affected areas on Wednesday. He said that we will not leave any of our citizens on the road. All possible help will be given to the victims. Erdoğan told that out of 8.5 crore people of the country, 1.3 crore people have been affected. 

Seeing the child coming out of the debris, the grandfather kissed his forehead

People greeted the rescuers with thunderous applause as relief workers pulled 10-year-old Betul Edis from the rubble in Adiyaman city. The grandfather of the injured child kissed the forehead lovingly and spoke to him. Meanwhile, in the city of Kahramanmaras, rescuers pulled a three-year-old boy, Arif Kan, from under the rubble of a collapsed building. The boy's father, Ertugrul Kisi, had already been pulled from the rubble by rescue workers. The father could not hold back his tears as he saw his child being taken out safely from the debris and taken to an ambulance. 

Ali Sagiroglu, also from the same town, said he could not bring his brother and nephews back from the rubble. Look here and there Till date there is no officer or relief worker. The children are freezing cold.