The death toll from the Turkey earthquake has risen to more than 44,000

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2023/02/25

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 death toll from the earthquake disaster that struck the south of the country rose to 44,218 as of Friday evening, according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).

 

The disaster management said in a statement that 9,136 aftershocks were recorded following the earthquake, which had its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş state at dawn on February 6.

 

It added that the earthquake resulted in the death of 44,218 people in the states of Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adi Yaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazig.

 

It indicated that the number of people who were evacuated from the affected areas reached 528,146 people

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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