In an earthquake-shaken Turkey, hope has the big eyes and small but strong hands of a seven-month-old baby. Rescuers pulled him out of the rubble in the southeast of the country. The news was reported by local media today, February 12. The child rescued in Hatay resisted for 140 hours. A 35-year-old boy and a young girl were also found alive in the same province. A 2-month-old baby was found alive yesterday.
They are events that shed light on the picture of destruction and death, even for a moment. Almost a week has passed since the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, and the balance continues to deteriorate. The confirmed death toll is over 28,000. But UN aid chief Martin Griffiths admitted he expects the missing figures to double.
Bodies of Italian family found in earthquake in Turkey
Hopes for the Italian-Syrian family, who have not been heard from since Monday, have been completely shattered. The bodies of three adults and three young children were found in Antakya, where they had left the province of Milan to celebrate the birth of a relative’s child.
Instead, Angelo Zen’s research continues: In addition to a cargo of aid to Syria in the last few hours, a team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit also went to Kahramanmaraş, the Turkish epicenter of the earthquake, where the Venetian businessman was located.
Rescue and searches continue in parallel with the courthouse. The Ministry of Justice has authorized about 150 local prosecutors to set up “investigation units for earthquake-related crimes”: prosecutors will be able to prosecute any “builders and perpetrators” who collapse buildings that do not respect existing structures. The laws came into effect after a similar disaster in 1999. Turkish authorities arrested more than 100 construction workers in 10 provinces affected by the earthquake: they are linked to some collapsed buildings suspected of violating the country’s building regulations.
Source: Today IT
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