(Ankara) The number of people killed by the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria has reached 4372, more or less more than 1000 buildings have become piles of rubble, the series of aftershocks also continued for several hours.
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| The number of people killed in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria reached 4372 |
Due to the tragic earthquake, 2921 people lost their lives in Turkey and 1451 people in Syria, while more than 15 thousand 800 people were injured. According to the Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake has been recorded as 7.8.
According to Turkish media, the strongest shocks of the earthquake were felt for one minute, the epicenter was 23 km south of Turkey, while the depth was 17.9 km.
10 cities including Kaherman, Osmania, Malatya, Darya Bakr were more affected by the earthquake, earthquake tremors were also felt in Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, Georgia and Armenia.
The Turkish president has announced a week of mourning across the country, the flag will be at half-mast in Turkey for a week.
After the earthquake in Turkey, schools have been announced to be closed across the country, the Turkish Ministry of Education says that all schools across the country will remain closed until February 13.
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