Search and rescue continues, but the chance of finding survivors under the rubble is diminishing every day.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 21,700. It was reported by local authorities and media.
According to the Emergency Situations Agency (AFAD), 18,342 people died and 74,242 were injured in Turkey.
Search and rescue operations continue, 121,128 people are involved.
After the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6, 1,509 aftershocks occurred in the Pazardzhik and Elbistan region, AFAD added.
According to Al Jazeera, the death toll in Syria has risen to 3,377.
It is noted that the chances of finding survivors under the rubble at low temperatures are reduced.
On Thursday, February 9, the first UN trucks with humanitarian aid arrived in northwest Syria after the earthquake, highlighting the difficulties in providing aid to the population.
It will be remembered that on February 6, two strong earthquakes occurred in the southeast of Turkey, which also affected neighboring Syria.
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