After the earthquake in Malatya, Turkey, rescuers pull a victim from a fallen building.
Rescuers searching amid the wreckage of buildings destroyed in Turkey by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in subfreezing weather.
Families of earthquake victims in the Turkish city of Malatya expressed their anger on Tuesday at what they claimed was a lack of assistance as they looked for missing loved ones while in a desperate and chilly state due to the heavy snow that had fallen.
They attempted to dig through the remains of homes that had been crushed by the power of the earthquake that slammed Turkey on Monday, killing thousands of people, without any specialised equipment, gloves, or cold gear.
"Not even a single person is present. Murat Alinak, whose house collapsed and whose family is missing, said: "We are under the snow, without a home, without everything. Where can I go? What should I do?
The residents, who were huddling around bonfires to stay warm, should manage the rescue effort themselves, according to Sabiha Alinak.
The grandkids of my in-laws are present. Two days have passed since we arrived. She declared, "We are saddened.
"What state is it? They've been gone for two days, but where? We are pleading with them. Let's go ahead and save them. We have the tools to make it happen. For the love of God, let's handle it if they [the state emergency teams] don't."
In the Malatya region of Turkey, at least 130 structures collapsed.
According to Turkish officials, 13.5 million people in an area 450 kilometres (280 miles) long (from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east) and 300 kilometres (186 miles) long (from Malatya in the north to Hatay in the south) have been impacted.
After the worst earthquake to hit Turkey since 1999, attempts to assess the effect and prepare assistance were hampered by the gloomy winter weather and damaged highways connecting some of the worst-affected cities, which were home to millions of people.
Before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency, Ahmet Alinak reported two of his nephews were trapped in a fallen structure.
Following the earthquake in Malatya, people sit next to the famous New Mosque, which is damaged.
In an effort to support rescue operations, Erdogan proclaimed a three-month state of emergency for Turkey's ten southern provinces and referred to them as a disaster zone.
He said that more than 70 nations had offered assistance with search and rescue efforts and that Turkey intended to provide hotels in the popular tourist destination of Antalya to accommodate people temporarily.
Tents have been built in Malatya by Turkey's disaster and emergency administration to provide shelter for people who have lost their houses.
Emergency services workers in Malatya pull several victims from the wreckage of a fallen building.
It has been challenging to locate survivors and deliver vital relief to impacted communities due to collapsed buildings and damaged roadways.
After 19 hours, someone was pulled from the ruins of a fallen building.
After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Malatya in the southern regions of Turkey, search and rescue efforts are still ongoing.
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