ANKARA/DAMASCUS, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, has risen to 15,383, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.
The number of people killed in Türkiye has reached 12,391, the country’s Anadolu agency reported today, citing the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.
In Syria, at least 1,262 were killed and 2,285 injured, in government-held areas, said the Syrian Health Ministry. Media reports also cited rescue workers as saying that, at least 1,730 were killed and over 2,850 injured in the opposition-held region in Syria.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT), Monday, followed by a magnitude 6.4 quake a few minutes later in the country’s southern province of Gaziantep and a magnitude 7.6 earthquake at 1:24 p.m. local time (1024 GMT) in Kahramanmaras Province.– NNN-XINHUA
