Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll tops 11,000 as rescuers fight bitter cold

The death toll in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 11,000 people in the world’s deadliest earthquake disaster in over a decade. The number of victims is climbing quickly two days after earthquakes leveled cities and towns in both countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday in the country’s south, where rescue workers are looking for people still trapped under the rubble in the frigid cold. Temperatures in Gaziantep, near the epicenter in southern Turkey, dropped into the low 20s overnight.

在十多年来世界上最致命的地震灾难中，土耳其和叙利亚的死亡人数已经超过了 11,000 人。在地震将两国的数座城镇夷为平地的两天后，受害者人数迅速攀升。 土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安周三抵达该国南部，那里的救援人员正在寒风中寻找仍被困在废墟下的人。土耳其南部震中附近的加济安泰普的温度在一夜之间降至华氏 20 度出头（约-6 摄氏度）。

tips

deadly adj. 致命的，极度的

level v. 夷平，击倒

frigid adj. 寒冷的，冷淡的