One aid worker says survivors are struggling with a lack of food and water and that, as hope fades, that hope 'can also turn into anger'.
ISAR, along with Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief , has said it will start work again as soon as Turkey's civil protection agency declares the area safe.
Meanwhile, Austria's defence ministry spokesman Michael Bauer said the Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit had resumed their work after the Turkish army promised to protect them.Antakya in ruins after earthquakeUK charities respond to earthquake Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Kugelweis said in a statement on Saturday that there had been"increasing aggression between groups in Turkey".Switzerland said it is also watching the security situation closely, adding that it has measures to protect its 87 rescuers and eight dogs in Hatay Province.
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that there has been some looting, although he did not comment on reports of fighting.Drone footage shows damage to Turkey's landscapeA state of emergency has been declared and, he added, this means that"from now on, the people who are involved in looting on kidnapping should know that the state's firm hand is on their backs".
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