The earthquake in Turkey and Syria claimed the lives of more than 7,826 people. This is reported by the British edition of The Guardian.
In Turkey, the death of 5,894 people is currently confirmed, and in Syria – 1,932 people.
The Guardian writes that there are fears of a significant increase in the number of victims, since according to the World Health Organization, the death toll could be up to 20 thousand people.
Earlier, Maxar Technologies published satellite images of the Turkish city of Islahia taken on October 4, 2022 and after the earthquake on February 7, 2023.
Recall that on the morning of February 6, several powerful earthquakes shook the southeast of Turkey, the magnitude of the main one was more than 7.5 points. At lunchtime, aftershocks were repeated, resulting in new destruction. Earthquakes have caused serious damage in Syria.
As of the morning of February 7, the death toll from devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeded 5,000.
Source: Racurs
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