It is the race against the clock and the cold in Turkey and in northern Syria to try to rescue the survivors and extricate survivors from the two violent earthquakes who ravaged the region on Monday. The toll of the victims, always provisional, increases from hour to hour.
The recorded assessment now reports 9,504 people in Türkiye and Syria according to the official balance sheets communicated today. The deadlines are established there at 6957 dead in Türkiye, according to the AFAD, Turkish rescue organization.
In Syria, 2547 dead have so far been identified. More than 25,000 injured, including 20,000 in Türkiye have also been identified.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said he expected the worst and feared “eight times higher than the initial numbers”.
