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Turkey and strong in Syria earthquake as a result, the number of deaths increases. It has been announced that 5,900 people have died in Turkey and at least 2,000 in Syria.
Officials of the World Health Organization (DST) of the death toll 20 warned that it could reach a thousand.
According to the calculation of DST, about 23 million people live in the natural disaster zone.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the south of the country 10 The province has declared a natural disaster zone, and a three-month state of emergency in each of them. Erdogan said that these measures will make it easier for the rescuers to reach the damaged villages and provide them with financial aid.
In Syria, strong tremors destroyed thousands of houses and damaged dozens of cities, including Damascus and Latakia. The situation is particularly dire in Aleppo, where heavy fighting took place until a few years ago. Aleppo Citadel, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was also damaged.
On February 6 Turkey and two in Syria, nine hours apart earthquake happened. The epicenter of the first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 was in Gaziantep, Turkey, and the epicenter of the second one with a magnitude of 7.5 was in Kahramanmaras.
After the first earthquake, hundreds of aftershocks were recorded. The biggest was 6.7 points.
A building worth 5,800 was destroyed in Turkey. 28,000 security personnel were sent to the disaster zones.
USA The International Development Agency said that on February 8, two rescue teams of 80 people and 12 dogs will arrive in Turkey.
“It’s time to race against time. “Every minute and hour that passes reduces the chances of finding the survivors.” – Secretary General of DST Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Ukraine He said that he will send an 87-person search and rescue team to Turkey.
However, for now, the lack of rescuers in some places has angered the population, and residents say that the authorities have reacted slowly and inadequately.