Hopes for survivors fade as Turkey-Syria quake death toll at 17,500
Iranian rescuers (red) and Syrian soldiers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo on February 9, 2023, searching for victims and survivors, days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. PHOTO | AFP
Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.
