A Melbourne man has been confirmed as the second Australian to die in the Turkey- Syria earthquake, as the death toll passes 23,000. 9News
from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold with more than 23,000 now dead.
The survivors included six relatives who huddled in a small pocket under the rubble, a teenager who drank his own urine to slake his thirst, and a 4-year-old boy offered a jelly bean to calm him down as he was shimmied out. Australian search and rescue experts have departed for the earthquake impact zones as part of a giant international aid effort.
Australia is sending 72 personnel and 22 tonnes of equipment including first aid supplies, tools, cameras, and sub-ground listening equipment to allow them to search for any possible survivors.Continue reading
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