The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the earthquake that struck five days ago has surpassed 25,000. Turkey’s president raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in Syria, the reported number of dead was 3,553.
Men walk among the debris of collapsed buildings in Hatay, southern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. Men walk among the debris of collapsed buildings in Hatay, southern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.
ANTAKYA, Turkey — The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the earthquake that struck five days ago has surpassed 25,000. Turkey’s president on Saturday raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in Syria, the reported number of dead was 3,553 in government and rebel-held areas. Some 80,104 people have been injured in Turkey alone, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, speaking in the city of Sanliurfa. A few survivors are still being pulled from the rubble, however, more than 130 hours after the quake.ANTAKYA, Turkey — Rescue teams in Turkey on Saturday pulled to safety a family of five who survived inside their collapsed home for five days following
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