The total number of victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 23,700. It has been reported Reuters.
“The confirmed death toll in the region’s deadliest earthquake in two decades was more than 23,700 in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria,” the agency said in a statement. Said.
In fact, it is stated that more than 100 thousand people are left without shelter and food in winter conditions.
TV channel CNN It reported 3513 dead and 5245 injured in Syria.
Fuat Oktay, Former Vice President of Turkey aforementionedHe stated that more than 1 million citizens are in temporary accommodation centers.
He added that around 187-190,000 citizens have already been evacuated from the disaster area. At least 67 people were pulled alive from the rubble during the day.
Prior to this, UNICEF representative Ammar Ammar aforementionedIt has been reported that there is a risk of epidemic in the regions of Syria affected by the earthquake.