The number of victims of the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey reached 2,921 people, the agency reported. AnatoliaHe refers to Yunus Cesar, Head of the Turkish Emergency Service (AFAD).
According to him, 15,834 people were injured.
Orhan Tatar, former representative of the Turkish Government’s Department of Emergency Situations (AFAD) declarationThe number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake in the southeast of the republic was 2,316. However, the numbers were not final.
Later, the Turkish government emergency service reportedAccording to the data at that time, it was reported that 2379 people died, 14483 people were injured and 7340 people were rescued from the wreckage as a result of the disaster.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that 338 thousand people were placed in dormitories, universities and shelters.
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.