Earthquake in Turkey-Syria: Death toll exceeds 5,000

International desk: The number of dead in the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 5 thousand. According to the latest information, 5 thousand 21 people have died in the two countries. 3 thousand 419 people died in Turkey and 1 thousand 602 people died in Syria. More than 18 thousand people were injured.

Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday that at least 812 people were killed in areas controlled by Bashar al-Assad. 1,449 people were injured in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib and Tartus provinces.

Reuters reports that 790 people have died working in rebel-held areas of Syria. However, the death toll is expected to rise further.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Uktai said that a total of 3,419 people died in their country in two days.

Turkish Disaster Management Agency official Orhan Tatar said on Tuesday that 23,400 personnel have joined the search and rescue operation. More than 7,800 people have been rescued in 10 provinces. And 5 thousand 775 buildings have been confirmed to collapse.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit the city of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey, bordering Syria, at 4:17 a.m. local time on Monday. The earthquake was followed by at least 77 aftershocks, three of which were greater than 6 on the Richter scale. Another one had a magnitude of 7.5.

Meanwhile, rescue teams from different countries have arrived in Turkey. US President Joe Biden has announced all kinds of assistance to Turkey. Besides, many countries of the world including United Nations, European Union, China have expressed their interest in cooperation.

 

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