
The number of victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is more than 11,200 people. The new balance is drawn up based on information shared by official and medical sources. Tens of thousands of people have been injured in Turkey and Syria.
The figure is by no means final, because in both countries there are still many people trapped under the rubble of thousands of buildings that fell due to the magnitude 7.9 earthquake. After the earthquake that lasted more than two minutes, Turkey has been hit by other powerful earthquakes.
In Turkey, over 11,300 buildings have collapsed in seven different provinces, mainly affecting the cities of Adana, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Iskenderun and Adiyaman. In Syria, archaeological sites have been damaged and in particular the remains of Aleppo, a UNESCO heritage site since 2018.
A three-month state of emergency has been declared in Turkey by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the 10 provinces most affected by the earthquake.
Countries around the world are sending support to help search and rescue teams.