Over 5.000 dead in Turkey and Syria

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Over 5000 people died in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay informed that the death toll in the country has risen to 3.491, which officially confirmed 5.021 dead people from Turkey, Syria and rebel-held areas of Syria.

5.775 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake, which was followed by 285 aftershocks, and more than 20.000 people were injured.

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFPD) reports that over 13.000 rescuers have been deployed and more than 41.000 tents, 100.000 beds and 300.000 blankets have been sent to the affected areas.

 

A new earthquake measuring 5,6 on the Richter scale has struck central Turkey

 

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