The number of victims after the February 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 46,000 and is expected to increase.
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Neither Turkey nor Syria has yet said how many people are missing after the earthquake, but the number is likely to be high.
On February 6, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border region in the early morning hours, followed a few hours later by another 7.6-magnitude earthquake. They were followed by more than 5,700 aftershocks, Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD reported.
Amid the devastation of the earthquake in Turkey, balloons were hung over some of the debris in memory of the children who lost their lives. A simple but poignant tribute to honor and remember these young souls.🎈 pic.twitter.com/vDPekY6CZX
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— Daily Turkic (@DailyTurkic) February 18, 2023
130 hours under the rubble in Turkey!🇹🇷
Don’t lose the hope!..#TurkeyEarthquake #TurkeySyriaEarthquake #turkiyeearthquake #Syria #Turkey pic.twitter.com/xmnlLctzpW– Ne Ha (@nehashabbir6) February 14, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that around 26 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Turkey and Syria.
More than 5,800 people died in the earthquakes in Syria and more than 40,000 in Turkey.
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In Turkey, about 13,000 rescuers continue to search the ruins in the provinces of Kahramanmaras and Hatay, the provinces of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake, but the search and rescue mission is scheduled to end today.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Kahramanmaras province again on Saturday evening. It is not yet known whether this earthquake has claimed someone’s life.
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