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The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey has risen to 24,617

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced that the death toll from the earthquake in Turkey had risen to 24,617.

The Turkish Vice President stressed that “search and rescue operations are continuing, and we will not lose hope until the last moment,” noting that “all measures are being taken to confront the possibility of the spread of epidemics in the affected areas.”

The Turkish Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, announced this afternoon that the death toll from the earthquake in Turkey has risen to 22,327.

And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had confirmed, earlier in the day, that “we will finish removing the rubble as soon as possible and start the process of rebuilding cities,” explaining that “we stopped search and rescue work in Sanliurfa as of Thursday and started removing the rubble.”

And he stressed that “we are taking all necessary measures to restore life to normal,” revealing that there are “460,000 citizens who live in schools and educational institutions, and we will support the citizens financially so that they can pay the rents,” adding, “We will get out of this disaster as we were able to get out of disasters previously.” precedent”.

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