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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have killed almost 19,400 people.

This aerial view shows a building destroyed by an earthquake during a search for victims in Hatay, southeast Turkey. | Fountain: AFP | Photographer: –

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Ravager deaths earthquakes This Thursday it reaches almost 19,400, of which 16,170 are recorded in Turkey and 3,192 in Syria. In addition, there are about 70 thousand wounded of varying severity.

IN Turkey the number of injured reaches 64,194, while the number of buildings destroyed by the aftershocks remains the same compared to yesterday at 6,444.

They condemn robberies

The last balance of the victims was proposed by the President TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdogan, who also condemned looting in some areas and promised a tough response.

“Unfortunately, markets are being looted in some places. The state is responding to this by imposing a state of emergency,” the president said in a public statement in Gaziantep, a major city east of the earthquake’s epicenter.

The president said the three-month state of emergency will come into effect today after receiving the approval of parliament, where his party, the AKP, has a majority.

Aerial photographs of ruins and rubble in Hatay, southern Turkey, following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

Aerial view of ruins and debris in Hatay, southern Turkey, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake | Fountain: AFP

“We are going to intervene against the looting with these forces,” said Erdogan, who also attacked the opposition and the media criticizing his management of the disaster.

“The state of emergency will give the state the opportunity to fight those who abuse the process (rescue and reconstruction),” the president warned Turkeywho intends to confirm his position in the presidential elections in May.

The opposition, led by the social-democratic party CHP, as well as numerous social media users criticize the actions of the authorities after the earthquakes.

the situation in Syria

IN SyriaThe official death toll now stands at 3,192 and the number of injured at 5,235, while rescue efforts continue in the country’s five hardest-hit provinces with little hope of finding survivors.

Rescuers have warned that the number of people could continue to rise as many remain trapped under rubble on the fourth day of emergency operations following Monday’s initial quake, followed by multiple aftershocks.

(As reported by EFE)

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