Earthquake death toll passes 40,000 in Turkey as aftershocks continueFebruary 18, 2023
The total number of people in Turkey killed in the devastating earthquake has reached
40,642, the disaster authority AFAD said on Saturday. Several thousand more died in neighbouring Syria.
Later on Saturday, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook south-eastern Turkey, in the Kahramanmaraş area, which was affected by the initial quakes.
The latest quake occurred at 10:31 pm (1931 GMT), Kandilli monitor tweeted. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 5. It was not initially clear whether anyone was injured, or the extent of any damage.
More than 5,700 aftershocks have been recorded since the original 7.7-magnitude quake hit the Turkey-Syria border region on February 6, AFAD Chairman Yunus Sezer told reporters in Ankara earlier on Saturday.
Around 13,000 rescue workers were carrying out final efforts to save people from underneath the rubble in the worst-hit Turkish provinces of Hatay and Kahramanmaraş, AFAD's Sezer said, adding that the search-and-rescue mission is planned to be finalized later on Sunday. ...
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