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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoganapologized this Monday for what he called not very efficient in sending aid in the first days after the earthquakes that devastated the
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoganapologized this Monday for what he called not very efficient in sending aid in the first days after the earthquakes that devastated the southeast of the country three weeks ago, leaving 44,000 dead.
“Due to the devastating impact of the shocks and adverse weather conditions in the early days, we did not carry out work in Adiyaman with the desired efficiency,” Erdogan said during a visit to the southeastern Turkish province.
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“I’m sorry about that“He added, using a religious expression associated with the forgiveness of sins.
Erdogan’s statement was critics due to the meager presence and perceived lack of coordination of public rescue and humanitarian organizations in the first days after the earthquake.
Over the weekend, numerous groups of football fans even began calling for the resignation of the government for what they believe failure to respond to disaster.
In some areas, survivors denounced what they considered government disinterest through regions where opposition parties have strong support, but Adiyaman, hit by snowfall and freezing temperatures during earthquakes, is one of the strongholds of the AKP, the Islamist party founded by Erdogan.
Today, February 27, and Earthquake hits southeast Turkey One person died, 69 were injured and 29 buildings collapsed, sparking a desperate effort to rescue several people believed to be trapped under rubble, Turkish authorities said.
It was produced four new earthquakes in the region over the past three weeks, as well as 45 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from five to six, said Orkhan Tatar, director general of AFAD for earthquakes and risk reduction.
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On Sunday, AFAD announced that the death toll from the devastating earthquake three weeks ago had risen to 44,374. The total death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria exceeds 50,000.
More than 160,000 buildings with 520,000 apartments collapsed or were badly damaged in Turkey in the worst disaster in the country’s modern history.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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