More rescued in Syria, Turkey as quake toll nears 23,000

More rescued in Syria, Turkey as earthquake death toll nears 23,000
MENA
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The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2023
Rescue workers are still searching for missing people amid Turkish and Syrian rubble, where the death toll is nearing 23,000.
A number of people have been rescued despite the 72-hour rescue window in Turkey and Syria [Getty]

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Rescuers pulled more people alive - including children on Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll surpassed 23,000 amid freezing temperatures.

The United Nations warned that 874,000 people were now in urgent need of hot meals across, while calls for more aid to be delivered to Syria are being made.

The death toll is expected to increase, while President Erdogan acknowledged his government's shortcomings in response to the earthquake.