
The death toll from the devastating earthquake on the border of Turkey and Syria has reached 1,200. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that 912 have died in Turkey, while the Syrian state news agency reports that 320 people have died there.
In Turkey, Erdogan said the number of injured is 5,383. Turkey has declared a state of emergency. The Turkish president has stated that they have taken all the necessary measures for the 10 provinces affected by the earthquake and are working hard to get people out of the ruins.
" The earthquake, which was determined as the central district of Pazarcik and according to the latest assessment was 7.7 magnitude, was felt in a wide area. The earthquake, whose depth was determined at 7 kilometers, caused destruction in the provinces of Kahramanmaraş, as well as in the provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa and Adana. Although there is minor damage in other provinces near the center of the earthquake, it is understood that this is where the main destruction was experienced, while heavy destruction was experienced in Syria.
Our state has taken measures with all its institutions. The mayors have mobilized all the possibilities in their provinces, another 10 governors have been assigned to our 10 earthquake-affected provinces to work with them. So far, 912 of our citizens have lost their lives. 2,470 people were rescued. The number of buildings found destroyed is 2,818 ," Erdogan said.