VIDEO: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria kills more than 11,000 people; Rescuers work around the clock looking for survivors

Tragedy of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria The death toll has risen to more than 11,000 as rescuers work around the clock to find survivors..

Video broadcast on social networks Syrian youth calls for help, trapped under rubble.

In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured the affected areas earthquakes and confirmed the death of more than 8,500 people.

“Here in Kahramanmaras, at the epicenter of the earthquake that swept ten provinces, I can say that so far 8,574 people have died and 49,133 people have been injured,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Faced with harsh criticism for the lack of assistance to earthquake-affected areas, The Turkish President confirmed that his goal would be to rebuild the cities.

“On the first day there were some problems, but on the second day and today everything is under control. We will start removing debris and our goal is to rebuild houses in Kahramanmaras and other affected cities within a year,” he said.

In the face of emergency and winter cold, citizens begin to suffer from a lack of basic services and goods such as water, electricity and heatingas well as fuel and medicines.

“What happened to the taxes we pay? Where is the Red Crescent? We didn’t receive anything. We fulfill our needs among swollen bodies. We were given a tent in which three families live, but we are afraid that the children will freeze,” a survivor from Kahramanmarash told Halk TV.

In Syria, where the picture is also grim, the death toll exceeded over 2,600 dead and over 5,000 injured..

In two countries affected by earthquakes More than 55,000 injuries have been reported, many with severe fractures and cuts. being treated by ambulance crews who are already showing symptoms of fatigue.

International aid from more than 70 countries continues to arrive, hundreds of people remain under the rubble.

With information from agencies.