As the search and rescue effort for buried survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake started to wind down in Turkiye, demolition teams have moved in to clear the mounds of rubble left by the worst disaster in modern Turkish history.
DEATH TOLL IN TURKIYE RISES ONLY SLIGHTLY
Sezer told journalists in Ankara that search and rescue work in nine of the 11 provinces hit by the quake had ended. Rescue operation are ongoing in Kahramanmaras, the site of the epicenter, and Hatay, one of the hardest-hit provinces. “We continue these efforts every day with the hope of reaching a living brother or sister,” he said.
The new figure takes the combined death toll in Turkiye and Syria to 44,377. The U.N. has said the full scope of the deaths in Syria may take time to determine.Turkiye’s disaster management said some 6,040 aftershocks hit the 11 provinces that form the disaster zone declared by the government in the days following the initial quake.
Orhan Tatar, general manager of the agency, AFAD, said 40 aftershocks were of a 5 to 6 magnitude, while one was recorded at 6.6.
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