Word Now | The death toll from the earthquake rose to 2,328, 1,500 of whom were in Turkey

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/02/06

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.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority announced that the number of victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country has risen to 1,500, and 8,533 injured.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This brings the death toll from the earthquake in both Turkey and Syria to 2,328, after the number of victims in Syria rose to 830.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The official authorities in both countries confirmed that hundreds of families are still under the rubble, which means that the death toll is still expected to rise in the coming hours and days.</p>

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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