• He said the first 72 hours on the ground were focused on saving as many lives as possible.
• But there is a shortage of body bags due to the number of bodies.
• Family members are examining the faces of the deceased and waiting for assistance.

To assist with the humanitarian effort, Salah Aboulgasem claimed a shortage of body bags because of the number of bodies.

He is an assistance worker for the charity Islamic Relief, travelled from the UK to Gaziantep in southeast Turkey.

Despite having been to “many war zones, many disaster zones… this is by all means one of the most devastating I’ve ever seen,” he said.

He said the first 72 hours on the ground were focused on “trying to save as many lives as we can”.

“It’s a real race against time,” he adds.

“[Rescuers] are requesting more body bags, because of the amount of bodies they’re recovering from the rubble,” sayd Salah.

To assist with the humanitarian effort, Salah Aboulgasem, an assistance worker for the charity Islamic Relief, travelled from the UK to Gaziantep in southeast Turkey.

Family members are examining the faces of the deceased.

Many people in the earthquake-affected areas have had to wait a long time for assistance.

And have difficulty locating and obtaining information regarding the whereabouts of lost relatives.

Dozens of victims, some in body bags and others wrapped in blankets and sheets, are arranged in a line outside a hospital in Antakya.

“My wife doesn’t speak Turkish, and I can’t see very well,” one man, who did not give his name, told Reuters.

“We have to check all the faces. We need help.”

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