Among those killed in the devastating quake were 6,660 foreigners, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
The death toll from devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey has risen to 48,448. Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said this in a press conference on March 13, Anadolu reports.
The head of the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs specified that 6,660 foreigners were among the dead. He added that work is underway to remove the rubble.
It will be remembered that since the beginning of February, Turkey has been shaken by earthquakes.
The most destructive, with a magnitude of more than seven points, was recorded in the southeast of the country on February 6. They affected neighboring Syria and caused widespread destruction.
Damage from the elements is estimated at 80 billion dollars.
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