A drone captured visuals of destruction in Kirikhan, where rescuers are still looking for survivors following the deadliest earthquake to hit Turkey since 1999
Turkish authorities released video of rescued survivors, including a young girl in pyjamas, and an older man covered in dust, an unlit cigarette clamped between his fingers as he was pulled from the debris.
in taxis, vans and in piles atop flatbed trucks to be taken to final resting places in their homeland. Speaking to reporters, with the wail of ambulance sirens in the background, he said there had been problems with roads and airports but "we are better today". Later, he condemned criticism of the government's response. "This is a time for unity, solidarity. In a period like this, I cannot stomach people conducting negative campaigns for political interest," Erdogan told reporters on his arrival in the southern province of Hatay.
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