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There’s distress and anger at the slow response and lack of aid to have reached Syria and Turkey after the countries were hit by a large earthquake on Monday. One mother, in a badly hit area in northern Syria could hear her son’s voice for the first 24 hours but no one came to save him. The woman told Syrian journalist, Ibrahim Zeidan, that 11 people died in front of her eyes. Heavy equipment is now needed to dig the bodies out. Turkish President Erdogan acknowledged that there had been difficulties getting aid to areas, but defended the response, saying it's not possible to prepare for disasters of this magnitude. (Photo by Kasim Rammah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Civilians conduct search and rescue operations in Idlib, Syria after earthquakes - February 08, 2023.