UN report that more than 70 lakh children are suffering in Turkey-Syria earthquake. In Turkey alone, 4.6 lakh children in 10 provinces and 2.5 lakh children in Syria were victims of the earthquake. Rescue operations on hold Eight days after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, hopes are fading. The rescue workers said that it is impossible to save the people trapped in the collapsed buildings and houses alive. Although rescue operations have not been completed, priority is now being given to rehabilitation activities. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that eight thousand lives were saved in Turkey as part of the rescue operation. The challenge for the governments of Turkey and Syria is to ensure shelter, medicine and food for the survivors. Nine lakh people need food. The official estimate is that 32,000 died in Turkey and 6,000 in Syria. The UN explanation is that the real figure is almost twice the confirmed number. Syria has opened its border for three months to allow aid from international agencies. Read on deshabhimani.com
