The number of people killed by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 4300

The number of people killed due to the severe earthquake in Turkey and Syria has reached 4 thousand 300, while thousands of people are injured, many buildings have become piles of rubble, large-scale relief activities are ongoing.

According to the American Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 7.8. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Nardagi area of ​​Ghazi Antap province, south of Turkey, while the depth of the earthquake was 17.9 km. The population of this province is about 2 million and it is the province of Syria. It is close due to which there was a large scale destruction in Syria as well.

According to the Turkish media, the strongest shocks of the earthquake were felt for a minute, people came out on the streets due to the shocks. Earthquake tremors were also felt in Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine.

According to the foreign news agency, more than 80 aftershocks continued after the earthquake. It should be noted that on the morning of Monday, February 6, an earthquake occurred in the eastern region of Turkey at 4:17 a.m. local time, after which dozens of aftershocks continued for 6 hours.

According to media reports, hundreds of people are still buried in the rubble, and rescue operations are underway to evacuate them. The Turkish president appealed for help from the international community.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said that more than 2 thousand buildings were affected by the earthquake in Turkey. After the earthquake, 45 countries have offered to help.

He said that we are trying to deal with the worst earthquake in history, we cannot estimate the damage caused by the earthquake at present, our first priority is to evacuate the people buried under the debris, 2 thousand 440 people have been rescued so far. is

According to foreign media, the aftershocks continue after the earthquake in the affected areas. Officials have expressed fear of an increase in the death toll from the earthquake.