Agence France-Presse reported that the death toll so far across Syria has risen to 3,162, according to sources affiliated with the Syrian regime and the Civil Defense Forces in the northern regions.
The death toll so far across Syria has risen to 3,162, according to sources affiliated with the Syrian regime and the Civil Defense Forces in the northern regions.
The Syrian Civil Defense "White Helmets" announced that the death toll from the earthquake in northwestern Syria has risen to more than 1,900 deaths, and more than 2,950 injuries.
He confirmed that the number of completely collapsed buildings has risen to 418, and partially collapsed to more than 1,300, and thousands of buildings have been cracked in northwestern Syria.
The Civil Defense also said, "The number of victims is likely to rise significantly due to the presence of hundreds of families under the rubble of destroyed buildings and homes."
According to the French Press Agency, the number of earthquake victims in the areas controlled by the Syrian regime has reached about 1,262 dead, and thousands injured.
"In areas where aid was delayed, survivors feel neglected. In Jenderes, which is located in an area controlled by the opposition factions in Syria, even the buildings that were not collapsed by the earthquake were severely damaged," said Hassan, a resident who asked not to be named. .
He added, "Between 400 and 500 people are trapped under each collapsed building, and only ten people are trying to get them out, and there are no mechanisms available."
The "major disaster in the region" Erdogan announces that the number of earthquake victims has risen to 16,546
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from earthquakes in the country has risen to 16,546 and more than 66,000 injured, noting that hundreds of thousands of people are participating in relief operations for those affected.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll from earthquakes in the country has risen to 16,546, and more than 66,132 injured.
This came in a press statement on Thursday from the state of Kilis on the border with Syria.
Erdogan pointed out that the region is witnessing the largest disaster in its history, and that the Turkish state is mobilizing all its capabilities to save lives and alleviate the suffering of the afflicted.
In previous statements from the Ottoman province, President Erdogan indicated that hundreds of thousands of people are participating in relief operations for those affected by the earthquake disaster in the south of the country, and that all kinds of teams and vehicles from all over Turkey headed to the earthquake area.
Erdogan stressed that his government will complete the reconstruction operations in the areas affected by the earthquake disaster in the south of the country within one year and will provide financial support to the affected families.
He explained that the total number of buildings collapsed as a result of the earthquake reached 6,444, including 944 in Gaziantep, and in the city of Osmaniye, the total number of collapsed buildings reached 326, in which about 900 citizens died, in addition to hundreds of wounded.
The Turkish president stressed that the state has been working in the field with all its institutions since the moment of the earthquake.
He said, "We aim to construct new housing of 3-4 floors in place of the collapsed buildings within one year."
He pointed to the continuation of the work of installing prefabricated housing in the area to house the earthquake victims.
He stated that a housing batch will arrive from outside the country and will be distributed to the ten affected states.
Erdogan confirmed that the government, on the other hand, is working to provide caravans to solve the housing problem in the first phase.
He pointed to the transfer of those wishing to be affected by the earthquakes to hotels in the state of Antalya, southwest of the country, and that Turkish Airlines allocates free flights to transport those affected in the affected areas.
And he stated that the state of emergency that he declared for a period of 3 months in the affected states will enter into force after a vote on it in the Turkish parliament later Thursday.
He said that the state of emergency allows the state to intervene against attempts at corruption in trade, sowing discord, and exploiting this period in the country.
At dawn on Monday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed hours later by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left huge losses of lives and property in both countries.
On Tuesday, Erdogan declared a state of emergency for a period of 3 months in 10 states affected by the earthquakes, namely Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.
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