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Photos: Freezing temperature deepens misery in earthquake hit Turkey and Syria

People have no way to maintain body heat as temperature drops drastically

Published: February 09, 2023 14:08 Gulf News Report

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Turkey_weather-3 — Rescuers desperately digging through the rubble since Monday's earthquakes in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria were already racing against time to find trapped survivors. But the urgency were exacerbated as freezing temperatures, rain, snow and wind chills blanketed some of the worst-hit areas. Image Credit: AP

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20230902 turkey bonfire — People warm themselves around a bonfire in the rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey Image Credit: AFP

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Turkey cold snow — In the hours after a 7.8-magnitude quake Monday morning, temperatures hit lows of around 37 degrees Fahrenheit (2.7 degrees Celsius) around the epicenter in southern Turkey. A cold rainstorm also passed through that day. In the days that followed, temperatures dipped, and stayed, below freezing. Image Credit: AFP

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Turkey_weather-4 — Survivors have been left to scramble for food and shelter - and in some cases watch helplessly as their relatives called for rescue, and eventually went silent under the debris. Image Credit: AFP

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Turkey_weather-2 — An Azerbaijan rescue team rests near a bonfire amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 8, 2023, two days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Turkey_weather-5 — People warm themselves next to a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Turkey_weather-6 — Three women watch the emergency teams as they search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Image Credit: AP

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Turkey_weather-14jpg — Syrians warm up by a fire at a make-shift shelter for people who were left homeless, near the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 9, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Image Credit: AFP

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Turkey_weather-8 — A woman sits next to a bonfire following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 8, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkey_weather-11jpg — People gather around a bonfire following an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 6, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkey_weather-13jpg — Syrian children carry bread at a make-shift shelter for people who were left homeless, near the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 9, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Image Credit: AFP

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