In the epicenter of the devastating earthquakes, the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, 941 buildings completely collapsed, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Tuesday
ANKARA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th February, 2023) In the epicenter of the devastating earthquakes, the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, 941 buildings completely collapsed, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Tuesday.
On Monday, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake with several powerful aftershocks rattled parts of Turkey and Syria. The death toll in Turkey has reached 3,549, and another 22,168 were wounded. The natural disaster claimed 812 lives in Syria and wounded another 1,449. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for three months in 10 provinces affected by the devastating earthquakes.
"Search and rescue teams from Turkey and abroad are on duty. In Kahramanmaras 941 buildings completely collapsed, which we managed to identify. All our search and rescue teams are making every effort to rescue our citizens under the rubble to save their lives," Soylu told a briefing.
