Death toll from February earthquakes in Türkiye rises to 50,096
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:50 | 20 March 2023
- Modified Date: 03:54 | 20 March 2023
The death toll from powerful earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye last month has risen to 50,096, an official from the nation's disaster agency said on Monday.
Yunus Sezer, the head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), said 107,204 people were injured.
On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes struck 11 Turkish provinces-Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa.
More than 13.5 million people in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, as well as many others in northern Syria.
- US to provide additional $50 million to support quake-hit Türkiye and Syria
- Türkiye met 'immense solidarity, generosity' in post-quake period, says foreign minister
- Türkiye will never forget int'l solidarity shown after earthquakes: President
- EU executive offers 1 billion euros to help rebuild Türkiye from earthquake
- Germany pledges $257M for quake-hit regions in Türkiye, Syria