SYND 28 11 76 UNITED STATES FLY IN RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN TURKEY

(28 Nov 1976) United States Air Force transport aircraft were landing after flying from italy as part of a huge international air bridge bringing in earthquake relief. The American aircraft carried tents with special heaters to protect quake victims from freezing temperatures and field kitchens to feed them. The United States was not the only country sending relief supplies into Van. Planes came from many other countries, including West Germany and Greece, Turkey's rival over Cyprus and the exploitation of the Aegean seabed. Turkish government officials seized all private vehicles ordered all men to do relief work in van province on Sunday (November 28th) to speed up help for earthquake victims. This came as blizzards covered the ruins of Wednesday's (November 24th's) disaster with snow. Five days after the earthquake ruined four towns and one hundred and thirty villages, the final easualty toll was still not clear. Local sources in van province said government officials stopped issuing figures after the number of bodies recovered from the ruins of their homes rose beyond three thousand. The sources added that the final figure might be as high as six thousand. Rescue workers were still uncovering scores of bodies on Sunday (November 28th). Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...