a minute agoBalance up 3 000 dead from earthquake on Turkey-Siri border
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)It has reached 3,000 people who lost their lives in Turkey and Syria as a result of the earthquake. Of them, 1762 victims were reported in Turkey. Over 700 people are thought to have been killed in opposition-controlled Syria, while another 538 were killed in government-controlled parts of the country. [...]
Orhan Tartar, AFAD Director General for Earthquake Reduction and Danger in Turkey, provided information on life loss and the number of injured in earthquake areas. He said the number of wounded has gone more than 12,000, while over 5,000 items have been destroyed.
Hundreds are believed to be still trapped under rubble, and the number of victims is expected to increase. Rescue workers are continuing their search between ruins in towns and villages throughout the area.
Meanwhile, Syria reported over 1,000 deaths.
The Emergency Management Agency reported that a new 7.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Monday, near the era of the deadly initial earthquake, causing more earth quakes. /Periscopi/
