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Dissatisfaction is growing in Turkey about the speed with which rescue teams and authorities have responded.

More and more people say that help did not come until the second day, and in some cases even later.

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“We've been waiting here since yesterday.

Help came only now.

Unfortunately, they were late," said those affected, quoted by Nova TV.

"Our house collapsed.

We stand in the rain and sleep on the wet ground.

Not even a single hot tea.

Look around.

May God help us," say those affected.

See how they save an entire family from the ruins of their home in Turkey

President Erdoğan went to the destruction zone.

He was in Marash, which suffered some of the worst damage and numerous casualties.

The president did not deny that the rescue operations started slowly.

"All institutions are working.

Yes, we had some difficulties on the first day.

But on the second, the situation was brought under control," Erdogan said.

In Turkey there are so-called

"earthquake tax". It was introduced after the tragedy in Istanbul in 1999. So far, 4 billion dollars have been collected, which should increase the capacity and skills of the rescue services. Now there are questions whether the money has produced results or was just collected.

"We will never allow our citizens to remain on the streets.

I will ask people not to give in to provocations.

They should only listen to the announcements of the disaster management services," Erdogan urged.

At the same time, on the ground, the fight for every life continues and the hope that there may be survivors under every pile of concrete.

A boy was found by rescuers in the Turkish province of Hatay.

It has not drunk water for three days, but the information is that there are no serious injuries.

With wild cheers from the huge crowd of volunteers, an entire family was pulled alive by the White Helmets from the rubble in a town outside Hama.

The foreign teams that arrived in Turkey also proved to be of great help.

Spanish rescuers with the help of dogs found and pulled two people alive from under the rubble.

Teams from Russia, Germany and other countries posted similar videos.

Finding people alive on the third day after the disaster gives hope that a miracle is possible.

The search continues with the clear awareness that the chances are diminishing as time progresses.

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