Over 1,500 People Killed, Thousands Injured In Turkey, Syria Earthquake
Over 1,504 people have been confirmed dead in Turkey and Syria while thousands more others seriously injured, after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey on Monday morning
A total of at least 592 people have died in Syria with 371 of them mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus.
This is according to Syrian state news agency SANA, which also reported 1,089 injuries.
The “White Helmets” group, officially known as the Syria Civil Defense, also reported in their twitter account that at least 221 deaths and 419 injuries in opposition-controlled areas of northwestern Syria.
“Hundreds remain trapped under rubble,” the White Helmets added on Twitter.
In Turkey, at least 912 people have died and 5,385 people were injured, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a televised address Monday Feb 6th 2023
Rescuers are working through the rubble of collapsed buildings to locate survivors, while NATO, the EU and 45 countries have offered assistance following the disaster.
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