βPeople are people," Ergungor adds. "There are little differences, some of them are Christian, some of them are Muslim. But, what separates us is really the deli aisle. Some people eat pork, some people donβt. Otherwise, people are people.β
With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled Wednesday in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled byΒ a catastrophic earthquake.
Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
A series of strong aftershocks followed just minutes after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake Monday morning. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake followed hours later.