Victims in Turkey has increased to 17134

The number of earthquake victims in Turkey has increased to 17134

The number of earthquake victims in Turkey has increased to 17,134.
The number of deaths in earthquakes in Turkey has exceeded 17,000, more than 70,000 people have been injured, the Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) reported.
"As of 20.50, the death toll as a result of the earthquake was 17,134 people, the number of injured was 70,347 people," the report says.
The data is current as of 20:50 Moscow time. Earlier it was known about 16.5 thousand dead and more than 66 thousand injured.
The largest earthquake in Turkey since 1939 with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred on February 6 in the southeastern part of the country, the epicenter was in the province of Kahramanmarash. It was followed by several more series of aftershocks, which continued on February 7. Earthquakes could affect about 23 million people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.