Turkey winds down quake rescue efforts

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 21, 2023 1:45 am

ANTAKYA, Turkey: Turkey said on Sunday that rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces as visiting United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $100 million in fresh humanitarian aid.

The 7.8-magnitude temblor that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6 has killed more than 44,000 people, with the likelihood of finding survivors two weeks on extremely remote.

HELPING HAND United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) helps American military personnel in loading aid onto a vehicle at Incirlik Air Base near the city of Adana, southern Turkey on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, during his official visit to the earthquake-hit country. AFP PHOTO

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