Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said that the death toll in the earthquakes in Turkey exceeded 17 thousand and more than 70 thousand people were injured. It has been reported DEA News.
In the statement made by AFAD, “As of 20.50, the number of dead in the earthquake was 17 thousand 134, the number of injured was 70 thousand 347.”
Previously at the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia reportedIt was reported that 3 more people were brought out from under the rubble in Hatay, and they were Turkish citizens.
In addition, the Russian state agency Roscosmos published photographs from space of the consequences of the devastating earthquakes that occurred on February 6. They stated that at the request of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, they used all their strength to conduct space surveillance in the lands in the southeast of Turkey.
On February 6, a severe earthquake struck Turkey and wreaked havoc in Syria and Iran. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described this disaster as the most powerful disaster since 1939, declared seven days of national mourning in the country, and declared a state of emergency for 90 days in 10 provinces affected by the disaster.