Earthquake
As the death toll from Monday’s pre-dawn earthquake inches past 11,000, fears grow that even those who were pulled out alive may succumb to below freezing temperatures.
A 28-year-old college student shared with The Daily Beast the horror he woke up to on Monday morning.
Christian Atsu is now receiving medical attention, his country’s soccer governing body said.
A group of students, athletes, and tour guides were staying at the Grand Isias Hotel when a devastating earthquake reduced it to rubble.
A second, powerful earthquake struck almost 12 hours after the first, but Yüksel Akalan managed to keep his composure while running from the scene.
Thousands of people were killed when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday morning.