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The death toll from the earthquakes registered last week in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria, has risen to more than 36,200, according to the latest official balances, which place the number of deaths in more than 31,600. Turkish territory.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), under the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, has indicated in a statement published on its website that so far 31,643 deaths and 158,165 injuries have been confirmed in the ten provinces affected by the earthquakes. which had their epicenter in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras.
Likewise, it has highlighted that since the first earthquake there have been more than 2,700 aftershocks and has detailed that nearly 35,500 search and rescue team workers work in the area, including more than 9,700 arrivals from other countries.
