According to updated data from both Turkey and Syria, the number of people killed in the terrible earthquake disaster on February 6 in the two countries has now reached more than 25,000 people (of which in Turkey is 21,848 people and in Syria 3,553 people), in addition the number of people injured injured more than 85,000 people.
The DHA news agency said Turkish police had arrested 12 people in connection with collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, among them construction contractors.
[Động đất tại Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ và Syria: Cứu sống 2 phụ nữ bị mắc kẹt 122 giờ]
Turkish authorities said at least 6,000 buildings collapsed in the battle earthquake had magnitude 7.8 in the past. Officials said number of people killed will continue to increase.
Temperatures in many areas remain sub-zero and many people have no shelter. The Turkish government has distributed millions of hot meals, as well as tents and blankets, but is still struggling to reach those in need.
Previously, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Sivanka Dhanapala said more than 5 million people in Syria may have lost their homes after the earthquake.
Thanh Binh (VNA/Vietnam+)