Death toll in Türkiye earthquake rises to 48,448: Interior minister
Türkiye
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 9:06 GMT
6,660 foreign nationals among dead, says Suleyman Soylu.
6,660 foreign nationals among dead, says Suleyman Soylu.
The death toll from powerful earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye last month has risen to 48,448, the country’s interior minister said on Monday.
"6,660 of the dead were foreign nationals," Soylu said at a news conference in quake-hit Malatya province along with Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
Debris removal work continues, he added.
On Feb. 6, the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes struck 11 provinces — Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.
More than 13.5 million people in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, as well as many others in northern Syria.
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