Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Grief ‘slowly giving way to anger’
By DW
15 February 2023 |
10:03 am
Over 25,000 people have now been confirmed dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Rescue teams from Germany and Austria have halted their operations due to the worsening security situation. DW has the latest.
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