KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll from devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria has passed 15,000, Al-Jazeera reported on Thursday.
In Turkey, the news channel said, the number of fatalities rose to 12,391 people while 2,992 were reported dead in neighbouring Syria.
On a visit to some of the worst-hit areas in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged flaws in his administration’s response to the massive quake.
Amid sub-zero temperatures in Gaziantep city, thousands of families spent the night out of home in vehicles and makeshift tents.
Amid hectic search and rescue . . .
