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The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, adopted by a significant aftershock, on February 6 has now killed greater than 37,750 folks in Türkiye and neighbouring Syria.
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The World Health Organization has mentioned that final week’s large earthquake, the epicentre of which was in Türkiye, constituted the “worst natural disaster” in 100 years in its Europe area.
“We are witnessing the worst natural disaster in the WHO European region for a century and we are still learning about its magnitude,” Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, advised a press convention on Tuesday.
The WHO’s European area contains 53 international locations, together with Türkiye. Syria is a member of the WHO’s neighbouring Eastern Mediterranean area.
Kluge additionally mentioned the well being physique had “initiated the largest deployment of emergency medical teams” within the 75-year historical past of the WHO European area.
“Twenty-two emergency medical teams have arrived in Türkiye so far,” Kluge famous, including they might combine into “Türkiye’s ongoing health response”.
The confirmed demise toll following the earthquake stands at 37,788, as officers and medics mentioned 31,974 folks had died in Türkiye and at the very least 5,814 in Syria.
The toll has barely modified in Syria for a number of days and is anticipated to rise.
“The needs are huge, increasing by the hour. Some 26 million people across both countries need humanitarian assistance,” Kluge mentioned.
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