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Thousands are fending for themselves in Turkey, in Syria without help.

Na mílte ag seiftiú dóibh féin sa Tuirc, sa tSiria cheal cuidithe.

RTÉ News and Current Affairs There are many people who survived - or rather crippled - from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria are fending for themselves in the open while they are left homeless, without their needs met in the desert.

Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ Tá an t-anrud daoine a tháinig slán – nó easlán ba chirte a rá – ón gcrith talún sa Tuirc agus sa tSiria ag seiftiú dóibh féin amuigh faoin spéir agus iad fághta gan dídean, gan riar a riachtanais sa dúluachair.

The disaster is currently estimated to have killed over 17,500 people – 14,351 in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria, including Kurdistan – but the truth is that it is still an untold number.

Áirítear faoi láthair barr ar 17,500 duine a bheith maraithe mar gheall ar an tubaiste – 14,351 sa Tuirc agus 3,162 sa tSiria, lena n-áirítear an Chordastáin – ach is é a fhíor gur líon gan áireamh fós é.

As for the poor survivors, many of them are on standby next to their homes and hope to God that their family members will come out of the crossroads in their lives.

Maidir leis na marthanóirí bochta, tá a lán acu ar fuireachas taobh lena n-iaráiteanna cónaithe agus súil le Dia acu go dtiocfaidh a ndaoine muinteartha amach as an treascarnach ina mbeatha.

In the most deplorable cases, a forbidding call is reported coming from the debris bin in the hearing of loved ones, before the mournful voice is completely silenced by the failure of the equipment that would rescue the victim from his fate.

Tuairiscítear sna cásanna is truamhéalaí glao coscrach ag teacht ó dhuibheagán an smionagair in éisteacht na ngaolta, sula dtiteann an glór faonlag ina thost ar fad de cheal an trealaimh a d'fhuasclódh an donán óna chinniúint.

The temperature is below five degrees in the city of Gaziantep which is located close to the epicenter of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey.

Faoi bhun cúig chéim atá an teocht i gcathair Gaziantep atá suite gar d'eipealár an chreatha in oirdheisceart na Tuirce.

Despite the cold, people preferred to spend the night moving from post to pillory and back again to keep themselves warm, rather than staying still in undressed tents or rough-made fireplaces.

Ainneoin an fhuachta, b'fhearr le daoine an oíche a chaitheamh ag gluaiseacht ó phost go piléar agus ar ais arís le hiad féin a choinneáil te, seachas fanacht i bhfos i bpubaill neamhchóirithe ná i dteáltaí garbhdhéanta.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admitted yesterday that there were "flaws" in the way the state dealt with the emergency, but said that it was by nature impossible in situations like this to make all preparations in advance.

D'admhaigh Uachtarán na Tuirce Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inné go raibh "lochtanna" ar an gcaoi a ndeachaigh an stát i ngleic leis an éigéandáil go trásta, ach dúirt go raibh sé dodhéanta de réir nádúir i gcásanna mar seo gach úmachan a dhéanamh roimh ré.

It seems, however, that the Turkish Government is very sensitive about any fault found in the state system.

Dealraíonn sé, áfach, go bhfuil Rialtas na Tuirce an-ghoilliúnach faoi aon locht a fhaightear ar an státchóras.

Twitter was taken offline in the country for much of last night and this morning due to the disdain that was being made on that medium for the government's emergency operation.

Baineadh Twitter as líne sa tír ar feadh scaithimh aréir agus ar maidin inniu mar gheall ar an díspeagadh a bhíothas a dhéanamh ar an meán sin ar oibríocht éigeandála an rialtais.

In that one, the police arrested eighteen people for publishing "intentional" posters.