Shocking numbers | The number of earthquake victims rose to 12,873 in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/02/09

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department announced a short while ago that the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey had risen to 12,873, and 63,000 thousand injured so far, at a time when many families are still under the rubble, which makes the death toll likely to increase.

 

The Syrian authorities also announced a short while ago that the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Syria has risen to 3,162, with 5,685 injured.

 

At dawn on Monday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed hours later by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and dozens of aftershocks, leaving huge losses of lives and property in both countries.

 

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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