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Two German aid organizations suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and gunfire. The German International Search and Rescue (ISAR) and Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) said they would resume their work as soon as Turkish civil protection agency AFAD classified
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is in quake-affected region of Antioch (Ἀντιόχεια, Turkish: Hatay) in southeastern Turkey and met with his Turkish counterpart
Aid workers in Turkey say the security situation is deteriorating, leaving them struggling to help those affected by the recent earthquake.
More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, as hopes of rescuing more survivors dwindle amid freezing conditions.
The death toll across Turkey and Syria following last Monday's catastrophic earthquake has reached 33,181, according to the latest figures, reported CNN.