On video: fire and rescue teams in efforts to locate those trapped in the earthquakes in Turkey (photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Barges)
The death toll following deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria crossed 25 thousand today (Saturday).
According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 21,848 people were killed in Turkey itself.
The Turkish president updated the number of victims in a speech he gave today in the disaster-stricken Sanliurfa district, adding that more than 80,000 people were injured.
In Syria, the total number of dead is 3,553, including 2,166 in rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country, according to the Syrian Civil Defense organization "The White Helmets".
According to the country's state media, 1,387 deaths were recorded in government-controlled parts of Syria.
The total number of wounded in Syria in all areas where the disaster occurred stands at 5,273, with 2,326 in government-controlled areas and 2,950 in rebel-held areas.
The face of disaster.
Destroyed buildings in the city of Iskenderun in Turkey, today (Photo: Reuters)
The President of Syria, Bashar Assad, and his wife Asma, today visited rescue teams and talked with citizens living in the disaster areas.
The visit was accompanied by media, during which Assad spoke for the first time in front of cameras since the earthquake occurred on Monday.
Standing next to a building destroyed by the earthquake, Assad told reporters that Western countries "didn't care at all about the situation of Syrian citizens."
The words of the Syrian president coincided with statements heard from government officials in Syria, who referred to the sanctions of the United States and the European Union and the lack of humanitarian aid given to the country.
According to the state news agency Sana, Assad and his wife came to visit injured people at Tishrin University Hospital in Latakia, talked with families affected by an earthquake in the city's educational center, and also visited Russian and Syrian rescue teams operating in the area.
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At the same time, the IDF rescue missions in Turkey continue to work to locate and rescue the trapped and injured, and yesterday the forces managed to rescue a nine-year-old boy alive - after spending 120 hours under the rubble. The rescued boy was treated by a specialist pediatrician from the Israeli delegation, and then taken to a hospital. Efforts to rescue the
child It lasted more than 24 hours, and according to the IDF, this is the 19th rescuer of the expedition, and the third alive from the same family.
In the meantime, today also a couple was rescued alive from the ruins in Adiyaman - 129 hours since the disaster happened.
spoke for the first time to the cameras.
Assad surrounded by journalists (Photo: Reuters)
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