Hope for rescue fades as recovery operations in Turkey, Syria continue
The death toll has reached 24,000 people, with many more injured and millions displaced.
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The death toll has reached 24,000 people, with many more injured and millions displaced.
Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory show the scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria.
She will be cared for by her father's uncle, whose household of 11 is living in a tent after their home was also destroyed in the earthquakes.
When she was rescued, baby Aya was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord, and none of her immediate family survived.
The death toll in the Turkey-Syria border region keeps rising and frigid temperatures aren't helping survivors clinging to life under rubble or coping out in the open.
The U.S. government's international aid agency has promised $85 million in help for the quake victims, but the "window is closing to find survivors."
More than three days after the devastating quakes hit Turkey and Syria, experts say a "critical" survival window is closing fast amid harsh winter conditions.
WCCO spoke with Questscope's Roy Moussalli, who is based in Damascus and who says they're trying to help people impacted by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria as well and as soon as they can.
WCCO spoke with Questscope's Roy Moussalli, who is based in Damascus and who says they're trying to help people impacted by the earthquake as well and as soon as they can.
"We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact), so we cut it and my cousin took her to hospital," rescuer says.
Rescuers desperately searching for survivors under rubble faced the grim challenges of stretched resources and winter conditions.
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The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes and more than 300 aftershocks in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria topped 5,000 Tuesday, authorities said.
Syria, which has endured 12 years of brutal civil war, is facing particular difficulty after Monday's devastating earthquake.
Frantic search efforts were still underway in both countries, with an untold number of people still trapped in rubble.
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