Iskenderun, Turkey—rescuers were in a race against time on Wednesday to find survivors twin earthquake It has killed more than 11,000 people in Turkey and Syria, as freezing temperatures complicated humanitarian efforts and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. tayyip erdogan visited the affected areas.
“We are facing a big disaster,” said Mr. Erdogan from Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the quake’s destruction. He said the initial difficulties in the rescue operations have started to ease but challenges remain in transporting the oil.