Turkey: Erdogan vows to re-build earthquake-hit areas in one year
The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has climbed above 15,000 as rescuers race to save survivors trapped under debris in freezing weather. Officials and medics said 12,391 people had died in Turkey and 2,992 in Syria from Monday’s quakes, bringing the confirmed total to 15,383. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to rebuild areas hit by two deadly earthquakes within a year as he toured one of the worst-stricken towns on Wednesday. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Kahramanmaras, one of the worst hit Turkish cities. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #SyriaEarthquake #Earthquake #Malaytya #PrayForTurkey #Kahramanmaras #Sanliurfa #Gaziantep #AFAD
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