Türkiye quake death toll nears 41,000 as rescue close to end

Türkiye quake death toll nears 41,000 as rescue close to end

Published February 19,2023


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The complete variety of folks in Türkiye killed within the devastating earthquake has reached 40,689, the catastrophe authority AFAD stated on Sunday.

Search and rescue efforts in 9 quake-hit provinces have ended, besides Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, AFAD Chairman Yunus Sezer advised reporters in Ankara.

More than 1.2 million individuals are believed to have evacuated the south-eastern Türkiye catastrophe zone.

Over 1 million locals at the moment reside in short-term shelters in quake-hit provinces, AFAD’s Sezer stated.

Source: www.anews.com.tr