The focus in Turkey is shifting from rescue operations to reconstruction in the aftermath of last week’s catastrophic earthquake, as authorities carry out damage assessments in the worst-affected areas. More than 41,000 people have died across southern Turkey and northwestern Syria.
A woman in her 40s was rescued in Turkey on Wednesday after surviving 222 hours in the rubble, Turkish broadcaster TRT World reported. But hopes of finding more survivors continue to fade. The health needs of survivors in Turkey and Syria are vast, officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
“The search and rescue phase is now coming to an end, but for WHO, the task of saving lives is only just beginning,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organization’s secretary general, said in a news briefing.
Here’s the latest on the aftermath of the earthquakes:
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Leo Sands and Maham Javaid contributed to this report
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