Death toll in Türkiye exceeds 40,000 after earthquakes
People's Daily Online
(Xinhua) 08:50, February 20, 2023
ANKARA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from two major earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6 has risen to 40,642, the country's disaster agency said Saturday.
Search and rescue efforts will be largely completed as of Sunday evening, Yunus Sezer, head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said at a press conference.
A total of 430,000 people were evacuated from the earthquake area, Sezer said.
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