Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: the balance sheet crosses the bar of 50,000 dead


Europe 1 with AFP
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3:31 p.m., February 28, 2023

According to the latest official reports, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria in early February crossed the 50,000 dead mark. In Syria, the death toll is 5,951 dead, and the latest Turkish death toll, provided on Sunday by the Turkish Public Disaster Management Agency (Afad), is 44,374 dead.

More than 50,000 people perished in Turkey and Syria in the February 6 earthquake, according to a report obtained by AFP from several sources, and reassessed upwards on the Syrian side. In Syria, the death toll is 5,951, according to a report compiled Tuesday from cross-checks from several sources. The latest Turkish death toll, provided on Sunday by the Turkish Public Disaster Management Agency (Afad), is 44,374 dead. Thus, the total number of deaths following the earthquake that struck the two countries is 50,325.

The regions of northern and western Syria ravaged

The earthquake devastated several regions in northern and western Syria, fragmented by nearly 12 years of conflict. In areas under government control, the Syrian Ministry of Health has recorded 1,414 deaths. In areas beyond the control of Damascus, bordering Turkey, local authorities reported 4,537 dead.

The head of health in these regions, Maram al-Sheikh, told AFP on Tuesday that he relied on data collected from hospitals, medical centers, the Civil Defense, as well as local councils, which documented the burial of the victims without them being transferred to hospitals. Since February 6, AFP has relied on the report published by the White Helmets, volunteer rescuers in rebel areas, which identify the victims found by their teams.



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