On February 11, Turkey’s Emergency and Disaster Response Agency (AFAD) said it had recorded more than 2,000 aftershocks in the southeastern regions of the country after the devastating earthquakes until now. It has now claimed the lives of more than 25,000 people in the whole country Turkey and Syria.
AFAD leader Orhan Tatar said at a press conference: “There have been more than 2,000 aftershocks and there will be more aftershocks. aftershocks. Most are over 4.”
Earlier, on February 6, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook southeastern Turkey, knocking down at least 6,000 houses.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was the strongest earthquake since 1939. Another earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 also struck the country later on the same day.
Rescuers in Turkey pulled more people out of the rubble on February 11, five days after the quake, but hopes of finding more survivors are fading.
According to newly updated data, this terrible earthquake has killed 21,848 people in Turkey while the number of dead person in Syria is 3,553 people. In addition, more than 85,000 people in both countries were injured in the disaster.
Xuan Phong (VNA/Vietnam+)