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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 ]
A bus ferrying earthquake survivors from Hatay to Konya collided with a truck on the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Motorway on 23 February, killing two and injuring six. [76] On 20 April, an IF1 tornado struck a camp housing people affected by the earthquake in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş; three people died and 50 others were injured. [77] [78] [79] [80]
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 ...
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 ...
A man searches collapsed buildings in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties ...
The death toll in Turkey has risen to 6,234, the Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said. The number of those injured rose to 37,011, the agency said, adding that more than 79,000 personnel were ...
The death toll surpassed 7,000 in Turkey and Syria following a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit southern Turkey shortly after 4 a.m. local time Monday. Frantic rescue efforts were ...