As time passes in Turkey, mourning for the tens of thousands of dead is replaced by anger at the survivors who struggle to survive among the ruins.

Following a string of deadly earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 in Turkey and Syria, millions of people are now being affected by the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of homeless people sleep outside in temperatures that often drop below freezing.

As the chances of finding and rescuing survivors under the thousands of collapsed buildings in Hatay province affected by the recent earthquake dwindle, citizens complain that rescue teams appeared a day later. People who managed to get out alive are sleeping in makeshift tents and cars, and they have “nowhere to go”, as a British media correspondent comments.

While the number of tragic victims is increasing, having already exceeded 33 thousand dead in the two countries, the “wave” of indignation at the slow reaction of the Turkish authorities is becoming more and more massive.

In a speech last Wednesday from Kahramanmaras, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged that the state would immediately take care of the homeless and displaced. “We cannot allow our citizens to live on the street,” he said, but days later the picture changed.

Arrests

In this environment, Ankara is cracking down on contractors and builders who are under investigation for malpractice and fraud. The Turkish authorities have promised to hold in-depth study against any person suspected of being involved in the collapse of the collapsed buildings. As it became known, a warrant was issued for the arrest of 113 people.

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