Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake increased to 17 thousand 406. Republic.
According to him, the number of victims reached 71,866. 6,444 buildings were destroyed in the country.
It was previously reported about 17134 dead.
On February 6, two destructive earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred in the Pazarcık region of Kahramanmaraş and 7.6 magnitude in the Elbistan region. According to the Ministry of Health, most of the victims are in Kahramanmaraş (4879) and Hatai (5111).
Turkish Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) reportedThat rescue teams in Turkey managed to evacuate more than 28,000 people from the disaster area after a devastating earthquake.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, describing this disaster as the most powerful disaster since 1939, declared seven days of national mourning in the country.