Earthquakes: more than 33,000 dead in Turkey and Syria

29,605 people lost their lives in Turkey, 3,574 in Syria, according to the latest provisional reports.

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Published on 02/12/2023 at 15:20
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Lhe assessment of the violent earthquake which struck Turkey and Syria on Monday rises to 33,179 dead on Sunday, according to the latest official reports.

Earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 7.8 claimed 29,605 lives in southern Turkey, Turkey’s public disaster management agency Afad said on Sunday, while authorities counted 3,574 died in Syria. According to the UN, the toll might “double”.

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