Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said that the death toll from earthquakes in the country is 43,556. Transmits words TRT News.
“Currently, the number of deaths from earthquakes has increased to 43,556,” Soylu said.
On February 6, two major earthquakes, the strongest with a magnitude of 7.7, occurred in Turkey. With data The Turkish Disaster Prevention and Response Agency (AFAD) later experienced more than 7.1 thousand aftershocks.
20 February On the Turkish-Syrian border dead 6.4 magnitude new earthquake
On 22 February at the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) knowledgeable About the 4.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Turkey. It was stated that the tremors were recorded at 07:09 UTC (10:09 Moscow time), with the epicenter at a depth of 5 km and 61 km north of the city of Diyarbakir, where 644,000 people live.