Türkiye quake death toll nears 41,000 as rescue close to end
Search and rescue efforts in nine quake-hit provinces have ended, except Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, AFAD Chairman Yunus Sezer told reporters in Ankara, giving the new death toll as 40,689.
- Türkiye
- DPA
- Published Date: 04:03 | 19 February 2023
- Modified Date: 04:06 | 19 February 2023
The total number of people in Türkiye killed in the devastating earthquake has reached 40,689, the disaster authority AFAD said on Sunday.
Search and rescue efforts in nine quake-hit provinces have ended, except Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, AFAD Chairman Yunus Sezer told reporters in Ankara.
More than 1.2 million people are believed to have evacuated the south-eastern Türkiye disaster zone.
Over 1 million locals currently reside in temporary shelters in quake-hit provinces, AFAD's Sezer said.
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