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As death toll crosses 2000, here is what to know about the big quake that hit Turkey & Syria
Updated On: 06 February, 2023 10:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
At least 1,541 people have been reported killed in Turkey, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay, and 9,733 people were reported injured in the quakes that destroyed dome 3,471 buildings
This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia near the town of Harim, in Syria's rebel-held noryhwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey, on February 6, 2022. Photo AFP
A powerful earthquake struck Turkey’s southern provinces and neighbouring Syria, leaving at least two thousand people dead as buildings collapsed, triggering a search for survivors trapped in the rubble.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said that the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4:17 am (0117 GMT) and was centred in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province on Monday.
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