ADANA, Turkey—The highway from Turkey’s southern Adana Province to the neighboring province of Hatay is snarled by traffic. There are long lines of trucks bearing critical aid for survivors, bulldozers and excavation equipment, and busloads of volunteer rescue workers.
Three days ago, Adana and Hatay—and eight other provinces of southern Turkey—were hit with back-to-back earthquakes that have left thousands dead and leveled entire neighborhoods.
The casualty toll currently stands at 17,406 dead and more than 66,000 injured. Both numbers, especially the first, are expected to rise as more bodies are pulled from the rubble.
Rescuers search for survivors through the rubble in Sanliurfa, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast on Feb. 6, 2023. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Thousands of survivors have already been saved thanks to the efforts of volunteer rescue workers, who continue to work around the clock….