Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that earthquakes in the republic claimed more than 24.6 thousand lives. DEA News.
He also noted that more than 100 suspects in Turkey are wanted for violating the rules in the construction of houses destroyed by the earthquake.
Earlier in the day, Turkish law enforcement arrested 48 people on suspicion of looting in areas affected by the earthquake.
On the morning of February 6, Turkey was shaken by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the most severe earthquake since 1939. A short time later, another 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred. Then aftershocks were heard in Syria, Iran and many other countries in the region, where people also lost their lives.
Orkhan Tatar, General Manager of Emergency Management Risk Reduction Department declarationIn terms of its consequences, this earthquake can be compared to the explosion of 500 nuclear bombs.