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The confirmed death toll in Turkey was 53,537; estimates of the number of dead in Syria were between 5,951 and 8,476. It is the deadliest earthquake in what is now present-day Turkey since the 526 Antioch earthquake [ 7 ] and the deadliest natural disaster in its modern history. [ 8 ]
The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the earthquake that struck five days ago has surpassed 25,000. Turkey’s president on Saturday raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in ...
Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises to 6,234, says disaster management authority Wednesday 8 February 2023 06:52 , Stuti Mishra The death toll in Turkey has risen to 6,234, the Disaster ...
On 11 February, when the death toll was reported at about 28,000, United Nations emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths said he expected it to "more than double". [3] The World Health Organization said up to 26 million people may have been affected; 15 million in Turkey and 11 million in Syria. [4]
Rescuers seek to map out search priorities, after second earthquake rocks Kahramanmaras region in wake of country highest-magnitude tremor since 1939
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.
Over 100 miles to the northeast of Gaziantep, rescue and recovery efforts continued in Malatya where former journalist Ozel Pikal told The Associated Press he believed at least some of the victims ...
The death toll in Turkey has risen to 6,234, the Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said. ... Tuesday 7 February 2023 17:27, Joe Middleton. The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that ...