The Turkish Government Emergency Situations Office (AFAD) reported that the number of earthquake victims in the country rose to 1,762 people. TASS.
“12,068 people were affected. 5,606 buildings were destroyed,” he said.
Former Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declarationthat the earthquake in the southeast of the country was the most severe since 1939.
room announced After those who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake in the country, 7 days of national mourning was declared until February 12.
On the morning of February 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey. The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık region of Kahramanmaraş province. The shaking was also felt in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Trabzon and Urfa.
There were also tremors in Syria, Iraq and Libya. With information While the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake reached 593 people, the number of people who lost their lives increased to 1411 people, according to the Syrian Ministry of Health.