Freezing weather is hampering the rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. In some areas, people have waited days for aid to arrive—and in some cases watched helplessly as trapped family members’ cries for help eventually fell silent.
Emergency personnel and locals search for victims at the site of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Turkey.
ELBISTAN, Turkey—Shortly after midday, Deniz Kilinc was staring at the devastation of his sister Dilek’s collapsed apartment block when he heard her voice calling from under the cold concrete slabs.a WSJ membership
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