Earthquake in Turkey & Syria: President Erdogan will visit more quake-hit cities today

• Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit three more locations today.
• Erdogan will travel to the southern cities which are close to the Syrian border.
• Earlier the president had acknowledged public concern over the government’s response.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit three more locations hit by Monday’s deadly earthquake in southern Turkey on Thursday, according to official television.

Erdogan will travel to the southern cities of Gaziantep, Osmaniye, and Kilis, which are close to the Syrian border.

Erdogan visited an emergency assistance center set up by Turkey’s disaster management agency near the epicenter in the district of Pazarcik on Wednesday, as well as relief activities in the provinces of Adana, Hatay, and Kahramanmaras.

Erdogan on government’s response: Speaking as he visited several disaster zones Wednesday, Erdogan vowed to take “every necessary step” and unite the state and nation so that “we will not leave any citizen unattended.”

Earlier in the day, the president had acknowledged public concern over the government’s response, admitting the state initially “had some problems” at airports and on roads, but insisted the situation was now “under control.”

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